deep-mined

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. of coal, as contrasted with coal obtained from a strip mine“deep-mined coal”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

mined \mined\ adj. extracted from a source of supply as of minerals from the earth. [Narrower terms: deep-mined; exploited; strip-mined] [WordNet 1.5]
deep-mined \deep-mined\ adj. taken from an undergrround mine; -- as contrasted with coal obtained from a strip mine; as, deep-mined coal. [WordNet 1.5]
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