mine dump

British

noun

a large mound of residue, esp from gold-mining operations

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Lamai Gum Ja, a community leader, said homes at the base of the mine dump were flattened.

From Washington Post • Nov. 22, 2015

Johannesburg used to have this epic drive-in movie theater, Top Star Drive-In, on top of a massive mine dump outside the city.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

"I don't know," she began; and at that instant a great slice of the zirconium mine dump slid off and settled into the eddying depths with a splash.

From The King of Arcadia by Lynde, Francis

Finally he saw far up above him what appeared to be an old mine dump.

From Buffalo Roost by Cheley, F. H.

The few buildings huddled together below the big mine dump were dark.

From The Coyote A Western Story by Roberts, James

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023