n.
excavation from which ~rals are taken
1) to open (up); operate, run, work a ~
2) to close down a ~
3) a coal; copper; diamond; gold; iron; lead; salt; silver; tin; zinc ~
4) an abandoned; strip ~
explosive charge
5) to arm; lay a ~
6) to hit, strike a ~
7) to detonate, set off a ~
8) to clear, remove, sweep ~s
9) to detect; disarm a ~
10) a ~ blows up, explodes
11) an antipersonnel; antitank; contact; drifting, floating; land; magnetic; pressure; submarine ~