Collocations for mine - noun
1. for coal, etc.
ADJECTIVE
coal,
copper,
diamond,
salt,
tin,
etc.
deep, drift, opencast (BrE), open-pit (AmE), strip (AmE), underground
abandoned, disused
deep, drift, opencast (BrE), open-pit (AmE), strip (AmE), underground
abandoned, disused
PREPOSITION
at a/the mine,
down a/the mine (BrE),
in a/the mine
At 14, he went down the mines.
poor working conditions in the mines
At 14, he went down the mines.
poor working conditions in the mines
2. explosive device
VERB + mine
bury,
lay,
plant
Soldiers laid anti-personnel mines in the fields.
Soldiers laid anti-personnel mines in the fields.
detect,
locate
clear, dispose of, remove
The troops are slowly clearing the mines.
clear, dispose of, remove
The troops are slowly clearing the mines.
detonate,
hit,
set off,
strike