mineworker
Underground ore extractor
A mineworker is someone who works in a mine, extracting coal, ore, or other minerals from underground.
The term is interchangeable with miner but appears more often in formal or labor contexts: The mineworkers' union negotiated for better safety conditions.
Underground fuel extractor
- pitmanUnderground mine worker
- coalfaceActive mining surface
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
pickaxe · helmet · headlamp · drill · shovel · underground · dust · excavate
Underground passage collapse
- explosionViolent burst of energy
- methaneSimplest alkane fuel
- silicosisLung disease from dust
- accidentUnintended harmful event
safety · hazard · fatalities · injury · dust · toxicity · ventilation · collapse
Enclosed underground route
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- stopeUnderground ore excavation
adit · cage · pit · cavern · subterranean · darkness · headlamp · ventilation
Metal-bearing rock
- veinVessel toward heart
- seamJoined fabric edge
- lodeMineral-rich rock seam
- strataParallel geological layers
bedrock · anthracite · bituminous · lignite · hematite · bauxite · galena · magnetite
collier
Underground fuel extractor
tunnel · pickaxe · helmet · headlamp · drill · shovel · underground · dust · excavate · blasting
cave-in
Underground passage collapse
accident · safety · hazard · fatalities · injury · dust · toxicity · ventilation · collapse · rescue
tunnel
Enclosed underground route
stope · adit · cage · pit · cavern · subterranean · darkness · headlamp · ventilation · elevator
ore
Metal-bearing rock
strata · bedrock · anthracite · bituminous · lignite · hematite · bauxite · galena · magnetite · coal
drilling
Hole-making by rotation
- blastingExplosive material removal
- excavationAct of unearthing
- tunnelingDigging underground passages
digging · shoveling · crushing · hauling · processing · refining · smelting · conveying · stripping · dredging
union
Joining into one
blue-collar · workforce · manual · sweat · pickaxe · shovel · hardhat · foreman · supervisor · pit-boss
mineworkerfarm laborer
Agricultural hired hand
construction worker · lumberjack · fisherman · roofer · lifeguard
mineworkeroffice worker
Indoor professional employee
white-collar worker · executive · knowledge worker · banker · software developer
mineworkersteeplejack
High-altitude building repairer
roofer · lineman · lumberjack · farmer