silver mining

collocation in English

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silver
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈsɪl.vər/us
/ˈsɪl.vɚ/
a chemical element that is a valuable shiny, white metal, used for making cutlery (= knives, spoons, etc.), jewellery, coins, and ...
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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 ofsilverandminingfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A warlike race was developed which was also knowledgeable in metal-working, and gold andsilvermining.
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Industries includesilvermining, agriculture, fishing and pearls.
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The town became a mining centre in 15th and 16th century, in particularly in copper, tin, lead, zinc, iron andsilvermining.
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The company also had significant operations in gold andsilvermining, and manufacture of gallium arsenide wafers.
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It has 6 mines and several smelters, and produces zinc, lead and copper, and also has interests in gold andsilvermining.
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Parral was once a bustling center forsilvermining.
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On his return they notified her that the area was very fertile and rich, both plant andsilvermining.
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Some of it came from businessmen with interests insilvermining.
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During 19th and 20th centurysilverminingbecame less efficient, so the textile industry became more important.
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He presented his find to a local priest and within less than three decades this place became the largestsilverminingcenter in the area.
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However, it was seven more years beforesilverminingbegan again.
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In the 13th and 14th centuries it was a center forsilvermining, although its importance gradually declined in the latter century.
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Granite thrived as asilverminingtown in the 1890s, but is now completely deserted.
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However, these are desperate measures, as illegalsilverminingcontinues to thrive as a dangerous but lucrative venture.
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At the outset this was dominated especially bysilvermining, its supplier industries and shareholders.
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Carmi emerged as asilverminingcamp just after the turn of the 20th century, named after the nearby mine.
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Although the surrounding districts will continue mining andsilverminingand boteos minerals.
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Profits fromsilvermininghad diminished as the supply had declined and the extraction process and labor costs had increased.
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Gold andsilvermininghas continued in the area sporadically and at generally low levels of production.
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