A shaft is a hole dug in a mine.
Pit, trench or void are some names you could use.
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Possibly before we had writing to keep records. Man has been mining and using metals since right after the Stone Age. Bronze is a metal, and had to be dug out of the ground as its component metals.
Coal is primarily dug from underground mines. These mines are typically located in coal-rich regions and are accessed by tunnels and shafts. Surface mining methods, such as strip mining or mountaintop removal, may also be used in areas where the coal seam is close to the surface.
Various materials are dug up during excavation, depending on the specific project. Common materials include soil, rocks, clay, sand, gravel, and sometimes archaeological artifacts. In construction projects, materials like asphalt, concrete, and pipelines may also be excavated.
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Vertical or inclined shafts are typically dug to reach deep mines. These shafts are large, circular excavations that provide access to the underground workings of the mine. They allow miners, equipment, and mined materials to be transported in and out of the mine.
Pit, trench or void are some names you could use.
A deep hole dug for mining is called a shaft. It provides access to underground mineral deposits for extraction and transportation to the surface. shafts can extend vertically or at an angle depending on the depth and layout of the mine.
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a place where stone is dug out is a mine or a quarry
No one never dug a hole that deep before
The past tense of "dig" is "dug." For example, "Yesterday, I dug a hole in the garden."
A burrow is a tunnel or hole dug in the ground by an animal for habitation or shelter. A hole is simply an opening or hollow place in a surface. While a burrow is typically dug by an animal for living, a hole can be formed naturally or by human activities.
The two possible reasons the last hole is about to be dug could be for construction purposes or for planting a tree.
There are 2 kinds of coal mine shafts-- slope or dug horizontally then down, or a vertical shaft dug nearly straight down. Some coal mines use both--a wide tunnel dug as a slope, then down. However, in the 1800s, they often crawled into a slope mine.Depth of either type, and for either bituminous coal or anthracite coal, can be 1,000 to 2,000 feet underground. Most mines also have labyrinths of tunnels throughout, which can go to different depths.
A bored hole latrine is an outside toilet that is dug with an auger device. A common latrine is usually dug by hand with shovels or by construction equipment.