Preferred label
Mining
Alternative label
Mines
Broader term
Processes & techniques
Narrower terms
Abandoned mines
Asbestos mining
Clay mining
Coal mining
Copper mining
Diamond mining
Gold mining
Hydraulic mining
Iron mining
Lead mining
Mercury mining
Mica mining
Nickel mining
Phosphate mining
Quartz mining
Ruby mining
Salt mining
Silver mining
Strip mining
Tin mining
Zinc mining
Related terms
Adits
Assayers
Industry
Mine accidents
Mine buildings
Mine railroads
Mineral deposits
Minerals
Miners
Miners' strikes
Miners' unions
Mining camps
Mining equipment
Prospecting
Prospecting equipment & supplies
Quarrying
Settling basins
Tailings embankments
Tipples
Scope note
Includes activities and sites where mining is taking place. Search also under the subdivision --INDUSTRIES used with names of indigenous peoples (Appendix A).
Editorial note
Used in a note under EMPLOYMENT.
Change note
Formerly TGMI term.