mines and minerals
The legal title to geological resources in the subsurface of a piece of land, usually by reference to being in the same or separate ownership to the surface of that land.
Near-synonym: mineral rights
ADJ.
abandoned, closed, other, valuable
The company decided to reopen some of the valuable mines that had been closed for years.
VERB + MINES
comes, detonating, dispute, explored, exploring, iron, land, lignite
The team explored mines in the mountains searching for valuable minerals and precious stones.
MINES + NOUN
companies, germany, hours, water
The mines companies in South Africa have agreed to increase worker safety standards.
PREP.
from, from, in, in, without
They extracted valuable diamonds from mines deep beneath the earth's surface.