unmined

Left in ground

Unmined describes resources that remain in the ground, not yet extracted: unmined coal deposits, unmined gold reserves.

The word extends to anything potentially valuable that hasn't been exploited or explored: unmined data, unmined opportunities.

In video games, unmined blocks or areas are those a player hasn't yet dug into.

potential

untapped

Not yet utilized

unrealized · latent · dormant · fallow · virgin · pristine · unharvested · unworked · unclaimed · idle

geological

ore

Metal-bearing rock

  • depositPlace for safekeeping
  • veinVessel toward heart
  • lodeMineral-rich rock seam

seam · stratum · bedrock · coal · copper · gold · silver · diamond · uranium · iron

extraction

unexcavated

Not yet dug out

unsurveyed · prospecting · shaft · tunneling · digging · drilling · blasting · exploration · surveying · extraction

Opposites
extraction status

unminedmined

Extracted from the ground

extracted · quarried · excavated · harvested · dug up

degree of processing

unminedexploited

Unfairly utilized for benefit

processed · refined · developed · tapped · depleted

Family

mine, mineral, mining, miner, minerals, mined, miners, goldmine, landmine

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G