mine tunnel

collocation in English

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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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tunnel
noun[C]
uk
/ˈtʌn.əl/us
/ˈtʌn.əl/
a long passage under or through the ground, especially one made ...
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(Definition ofmineandtunnelfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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To simplify transport issues, the decision was made to build theminetunnel, which opened in 1921.
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The timber harvests were utilised for housing construction andminetunnelsupport and the water rights permitted the development of the country's first hydroelectric power.
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Claim jumpers attempted to intimidate the 18-year-old miner by pulling down a support pillar and caving in hisminetunnel.
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If subsequent isolation experiments were intended, freshly drilled salt cores were used, which were transported from the mine tunnels to the laboratory in sterile plastic bags.
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The defenders dug three mine tunnels before they reached the attackers.
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If underground mine tunnels collapse, this can cause subsidence of land surfaces.
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Later, the mine tunnels were used as storage cellars by residents on the hill.
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This bat is often distributed near rocky areas where caves or abandoned mine tunnels are available.
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Accompanied by one of the hosts, they'll have four minutes from the time, they'll enter the mine tunnels to perform a series of tasks to win the gold.
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Previous experiences sealing mine tunnels and shafts have not been entirely successful, especially where there is any hydraulic pressure from groundwater infiltration into disturbed underground geologic structures.
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It occurs as efflorescences in mine tunnels or as a product leached out of surficial vanadium oxides by ground water.
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As population increased wells were dug for domestic needs, and the water within several mine tunnels was added to the available supply.
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In the game, players excavate a maze of mine tunnels by placing tiles that represent the features of an underground mine.
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Mines also required a great deal of wood, for supports in mine tunnels, housing, and steam generation.
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At the bottom of the mine tunnels, the player finds a passage into older, crypt-like chambers below, eventually discovering that the entire dungeon is a layer cake of ruined civilizations.
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Valid tile placement consists of placing tiles along a grid formation so that mine tunnels and walls on all adjacent tiles connect properly.
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