mineworkers

ore

Metal-bearing rock

• coalCombustible sedimentary rock
• goldElement seventy-nine
• diamondsPrecious crystallized carbon

copper · drilling · blasting · excavation · pickaxe · dynamite · crusher · conveyor · smelting · prospecting

shaft

Narrow vertical passage

• tunnelEnclosed underground route
• depthsLowest or innermost regions
• cavernLarge natural underground chamber

drift · stope · gallery · adit · chamber · pithead · cage · elevator · ventilation · timbering

collective

Jointly organized group

• bargainingNegotiating mutually acceptable terms
• solidarityUnity among allies
• strikeForceful impact or stoppage

picket · organize · federation · representation · negotiation · contract · rights · activism · local · brotherhood

drillers

Those who bore holes

• shovelersThose who scoop material
• haulersThose who transport goods
• overallsTrousers with bib front

helmet · hardhat · dust · sweat · toil · fatigue · shift · crew · gang · workforce

helmet

Protective head covering

• respiratorBreathing protection device
• gogglesSealed protective eyewear
• bootsAnkle-covering footwear

ventilation · inspection · regulation · accident · fatality · disaster · explosion · methane · rescue · evacuation

• labor unionsunion dues, trade union, union membership, labor union, union shops
• Mining Heritagecolliery, coal town, coal dust, pithead, minecart
• Labor Movementlabor leaders, union organizers, union leaders, labor activists, labor movement
• mininggold, coal, oil, shafts, silver
• ZambiaLusaka, Zambezi, Victoria Falls, Livingstone, Zambians
• GautengJohannesburg, Pretoria, Soweto, Centurion, Alexandra