diamond mine

collocation in English

meaningsofdiamondandmine

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diamond
noun
uk
/ˈdaɪə.mənd/us
/ˈdaɪ.ə.mənd/
a transparent, extremely hard precious stone that is used in jewellery, and in industry for cutting ...
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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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(Definition ofdiamondandminefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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If that resource were an untapped oilfield or a newdiamondmine, business would be queueing round the block to buy the rights.
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Several days later, we visited adiamondmineand the company township.
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We found that an importantdiamondminehad been deprived of four vital miles of railway track in order, it was said, to supply them for the groundnut scheme.
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Two unscrupulous geologists force the locals to work a hiddendiamondmine.
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At the center of thediamondmine, a series of concentric circles cut deeper and deeper into the ground.
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Whilst working for adiamondminecompany he helped found a worker's union.
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The two stories share the common concept of a giantdiamondmineand the resulting need to protect the secret of its existence.
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He knows where adiamondmineis and has got his supplies for his trip by stealing them.
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The protest was aimed at the localdiamondminewhich the residents claimed to have harmed both them and the local environment.
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Orapa is an open pit style of mine and is the largestdiamondminein the world by area.
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The territory, estimated at over 40,000 square miles and sealed off since 1908, contains the worlds largest and richest computer-controlleddiamondmine.
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Its plot is about a gang of criminals who plan a major robbery of adiamondmine.
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Given the very high expense of operating adiamondmine, many diamond mining companies are public and/or owned by governments.
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They reported adiamondmineand produced a bag full of diamonds.
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However, on his claim he discovered not only adiamondmine, but a mountain consisting of "one solid diamond".
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Adiamondminerecently closed, increasing unemployment and poverty.
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The protest was aimed at the localdiamondminewhich the resident claim has lowered local living conditions and environmental conditions in the area.
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It turns out that the island is populated by twenty families who share the wealth of a secretdiamondmine.
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Tarzan recovers and follows them to thediamondmine.
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However, that disguises the fact that its diamond mines are a major source of wealth.
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