tin mining

collocation in English

meaningsoftinandmining

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tin
noun
uk
/tɪn/us
/tɪn/
a chemical element that is a silver-coloured metal, often combined with other metals or used to cover and protect ...
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mining
noun[U]
uk
/ˈmaɪ.nɪŋ/us
/ˈmaɪ.nɪŋ/
the industry or activity of removing substances such as coal or metal from the ground ...
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(Definition oftinandminingfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It was not as high as it was in the previous year and his profit fromtinminingwas minimal.
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We have gone further, andtinminingis showing signs of prosperity, which is quite different from the previous situation.
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I cannot pass fromtinminingwithout reference to silicosis.
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Many other countries provide concessions fortinmining.
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Experts estimated that the total sum per annum which could be obtained fromtinminingwould be about £400 million.
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The investment allowances apply to every industry and it cannot be said that they meet the special case oftinmining.
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I find some difficulty in thinking of one industry, other thantinminingwhere an increase in productivity is a reasonable possibility.
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The main interest and concern of the workers in my constituency istinmining, and formerly copper mining.
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This will considerably assist us in developing our light industries and in resuscitatingtinminingand other indigenous industries.
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How is it possible to reconcile regional development with the abolition of tax allowances fortinmining, for sinking new mineshafts?
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That option, or its equivalent, does not exist fortinmining.
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The position of thetinminingindustry is ridiculous in the extreme.
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My remarks on thetinminingwere reported in cols.
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Tinminingin my constituency was probably the first real industry, certainly the first exporting industry.
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Tinmining, farming, fishing have all suffered from a massive decline in recent years.
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The claims of rubber companies amounted to £46·5 million and those oftinminingconcerns to £32·4 million.
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