quarrying
Mining surface rock
Quarrying is the extraction of stone, sand, or other materials from an open pit or excavation.
Unlike mining, which typically goes underground, quarrying works at the surface: The quarrying of marble has shaped this region for centuries.
The term extends to any systematic extraction: quarrying old archives for useful data.
Igneous rock, quartz-rich
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
- marbleRecrystallized limestone rock
- slateFissile metamorphic rock
- sandstoneCemented grain sediment
basalt · aggregate · gravel · sand · bluestone · travertine · onyx · soapstone
Explosive material removal
- drillingHole-making by rotation
- excavationAct of unearthing
- crushingOverwhelming in intensity
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
sawing · breaking · hauling · loading · screening · conveying · chiseling · hammering
Machine that digs earth
- crusherDevice reducing solids smaller
- loaderOne who fills containers
- dumperVehicle that unloads materials
- conveyorMechanism that transports items
jackhammer · backhoe · wedge · derrick · crane · granulator · breaker · splitter
Fruit's hard seed
- benchShared seating surface
- cliffVertical rock wall
- scarPermanent mark from healing
- voidWithout legal effect
tailings · erosion · degradation · reclamation · restoration · rehabilitation · biodiversity · groundwater
Fungible traded good
- marketVenue for trade
- demandForceful request or requirement
- supplyFurnish or stock
- exportForeign-bound sale
royalty · lease · concession · revenue · profit · investment · valuation · trade
One who shapes rock
- drillerOne who bores holes
- blasterEnergy-shooting firearm
- operatorOne who works machinery
- haulerOne who transports cargo
foreman · workforce · crew · safety · hardhat · hazards · silicosis · union
Study of physical remnants
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
- ruinsDecayed structural remains
legacy · tourism · museum · educational · artifacts · millstone · stonemason · restoration
granite
Igneous rock, quartz-rich
sandstone · basalt · aggregate · gravel · sand · bluestone · travertine · onyx · soapstone · flagstone
blasting
Explosive material removal
- drillingHole-making by rotation
- excavationAct of unearthing
- crushingOverwhelming in intensity
cutting · sawing · breaking · hauling · loading · screening · conveying · chiseling · hammering · splitting
excavator
Machine that digs earth
- crusherDevice reducing solids smaller
- loaderOne who fills containers
- dumperVehicle that unloads materials
conveyor · jackhammer · backhoe · wedge · derrick · crane · granulator · breaker · splitter · hopper
pit
Fruit's hard seed
void · tailings · erosion · degradation · reclamation · restoration · rehabilitation · biodiversity · groundwater · sedimentation
commodity
Fungible traded good
export · royalty · lease · concession · revenue · profit · investment · valuation · trade · infrastructure
stonecutter
One who shapes rock
hauler · foreman · workforce · crew · safety · hardhat · hazards · silicosis · union · wages
archaeology
Study of physical remnants
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
ruins · legacy · tourism · museum · educational · artifacts · millstone · stonemason · restoration
- manual laborfarming, lifting, carrying, shoveling, loading
- mininggold, mines, gold mines, mine, coal
- ancient craftspottery, mosaics, weaving, carpentry, blacksmithing
- building historyarchitects, builders, construction techniques, building materials, masonry
- excavationdig, excavation, excavating, excavator, digging
- extractingdrilling, juicing, pulling, yanking, prying
quarryingunderground mining
Excavating minerals from tunnels
deep mining · coal mining · tunneling · burrowing · drilling
quarryingbackfilling
Replacing removed earth
landfilling · depositing · infilling · filling · burying
quarryingland restoration
Reviving damaged terrain
reclamation · reforestation · rewilding · conservation · revegetation
quarry, mining, extraction, quarried, quarries, quarryman, quarrymen