单词 | iron mining |
释义 | > as lemmasiron mining iron mining n. ΚΠ 1817 J. Farey Gen. View Agric. Derbyshire III. xviii. 655 Chesterfield seems a very eligible situation, between the Lead-Mining and the Coal and Iron Mining districts, for one of those provincial Geological and Mineralogical Societies. 1868 G. H. Cook Geol. New Jersey 55 Pitch.—This term has come into use among those engaged in iron mining, to express the characteristic descent of the iron ore beds beneath the surface. 1955 K. Hutton & A. Swallow Chem. for Gen. Sci. xvii. 247 Open-cast iron mining is ruining the country-side. 2002 Western Daily Press (Nexis) 4 Sept. 19 The team is..excavating at the iron-mining trench, or openwork, known as ‘Roman Lode’, at Burcombe. < as lemmas |
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