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underground mining

  • development workings of an underground mine
    In mining: Vertical openings: shafts and raises

    …working horizons is called a level. The shaft is equipped with elevators (called cages) by which workers, machines, and material enter the mine. Ore is transported to the surface in special conveyances called skips.

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