drift mine
Americannoun
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a mine the opening of which is dug into an outcrop of coal or ore.
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an underground placer mine.
Etymology
Origin of drift mine
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
Example Sentences
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The drift mine, near Appleby-in-Westmorland, sits under rolling farmland and supplies the raw materials to make plasterboard for the building industry, something it has been doing for almost 50 years.
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Charles Breslin, 62, David Powell, 50, Phillip Hill, 44, and Garry Jenkins, 39, died when water flooded the Gleision drift mine near Cilybebyll, Neath Port Talbot, on 15 September 2011.
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Charles Breslin, 62, David Powell, 50, Phillip Hill, 44, and Garry Jenkins, 39, died when water flooded the Gleision drift mine, near Cilybebyll, Neath Port Talbot, in September 2011.
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Charles Breslin, 62, David Powell, 50, Phillip Hill, 44, and Garry Jenkins, 39, died when water flooded the Gleision drift mine in Neath Port Talbot on 15 September 2011.
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The tiny drift mine, on a hillside near Pontardawe in the Swansea valley, was similar to others in the area at the time.
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