Collocations for mine - noun
1. for coal, etc.
ADJ.
coal, copper, diamond, salt, tin, etc. | deep, drift, opencast | abandoned, disused
VERB + MINE
operate, run, work | go down, work at/down/in
At 14, he went down the mines.
At 14, he went down the mines.
MINE + VERB
produce sth
At its peak, the mine produced 5,000 tons of coal a day.
At its peak, the mine produced 5,000 tons of coal a day.
MINE + NOUN
shaft (also ‘mineshaft’), workings
flooded mine workings
flooded mine workings
owner
2. explosive device
ADJ.
anti-personnel, land, limpet
VERB + MINE
lay, plant
soldiers laying anti-personnel mines
soldiers laying anti-personnel mines
clear, dispose of, remove
The troops are slowly clearing the mines.
The troops are slowly clearing the mines.
detonate, hit, set off, strike
MINE + VERB
blow up, explode, go off