mine site

collocation in English

meaningsofmineandsite

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mine
noun[C]
uk
/maɪn/us
/maɪn/
a hole or system of holes in the ground where substances such as coal, metal, and salt ...
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site
noun[C]
uk
/saɪt/us
/saɪt/
a place where something is, was, or will be built, or where something happened, is happening, or ...
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(Definition ofmineandsitefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Hauling equipment from the coast to theminesitecould present formidable logistical problems.
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Another walk leads visitors to a formerminesite.
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The other two leaks of, occurred near theminesite.
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There are more than ten ponds on theminesite.
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Members occupied an area adjacent to the proposedminesite.
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Mixed hardwoods cover most of the former stripminesite.
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No investor will be prepared to commit such sums unless he has assurance that he has exclusive and unrestricted access to theminesite.
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First discovered in the 1960s, the kurumbakariminesitewas once explored intermittently by several companies.
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Currently, over 500 personnel are directly or indirectly employed at theminesite.
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The locals refer to theminesiteas the former labor camp.
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Interpretive signage at the parking lot offers more information about theminesite.
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There is still minimal work progressing on theminesitetoday.
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Local aboriginal communities were not consulted and theminesitebecame an environmental disaster.
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Yeleeriminesite, located 100 km south has a load of uranium ore.
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An underground railway portal has been restored at theminesite.
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Their bodies were dumped into shallow earthen pits on the edge of theminesite.
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Exploitation licences cover the period of commercial production on a specificminesite—that is, when the operation is of a sufficient scale to be economically viable.
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Some impacts are short-term, and confined to theminesite; others have far-reaching, long-term effects.
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Theminesiteis approximately west south-west of the community and still in its developmental stage.
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However, even with copper prices peaking in 1907, the company had difficulty making a profit from the removeminesite.
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Microbialites at an historicminesitedemonstrates that an anthropogenically constructed environment can foster microbial carbonate formation.
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It has been used for tanning, revegetation, animal fodder,minesiterehabilitation, firewood, mulch, agroforestry and as a decorative plant.
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The shops proceeded to close one by one, and the formerminesitewas developed into a housing estate.
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Similarly, although he deplored the wasteful practice of burning away low quality coal at theminesite, he did not support conservation legislation.
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