mining tool

Ore extraction device

A mining tool is any implement used to extract minerals, ore, or other materials from the earth.

The term covers hand tools like pickaxes and shovels as well as heavy machinery like excavators and drills.

In video games, especially sandbox and survival genres, mining tools are essential equipment for gathering resources: I need to upgrade my mining tool to break through obsidian.

Related

ore · gold · gold rush · panning for gold · coal · shaft · helmet · lantern · quarry · dig · dig deep · extract · hammer · chisel · hard rock · cart · tunnel · vein

Opposites
extraction method

mining toolfarming equipment

Tools for agricultural work

plow · hoe · tractor · seed drill · cultivator

industrial vs. artisanal work

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Tool for ornate script

jeweler's loupe · embroidery needle · pottery wheel · precision instrument · surgical instrument

extraction vs. cultivation method

mining toolirrigation equipment

Devices for crop hydration

plowshare · hoe · garden tool · planter

Family

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Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G