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  • 1Mine Hill Township, New Jersey —   Township   Mine Hill Township highlighted in Morris County. Inset map: Morris C …

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  • 2mine — {{11}}mine (n.1) pit or tunnel in the earth for obtaining metals and minerals, c.1300, from O.Fr. mine vein, lode; tunnel, shaft; mineral ore; mine (for coal, tin, etc,), of uncertain origin, probably from a Celtic source (Cf. Welsh mwyn, Ir.… …

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  • 3mine — English has two quite distinct words mine. The first person possessive pronoun [OE] goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *mīnaz (source also of German mein, Dutch mijn, and Swedish and Danish min), which was derived from the same Indo European… …

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  • 4mine — English has two quite distinct words mine. The first person possessive pronoun [OE] goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *mīnaz (source also of German mein, Dutch mijn, and Swedish and Danish min), which was derived from the same Indo European… …

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  • 5ore — [[t]ɔ͟ː(r)[/t]] ores N MASS Ore is rock or earth from which metal can be obtained. ...a huge iron ore mine …

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  • 6Ore grade — is a measure that describes the concentration of a valuable natural material (such as metals or minerals) in its surrounding ore. Ore grade is used to assess the economic feasibility of a mining operation: the cost of extracting a natural… …

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  • 7Mine — Mine, n. [F., fr. LL. mina. See {Mine}, v. i.] [1913 Webster] 1. A subterranean cavity or passage; especially: (a) A pit or excavation in the earth, from which metallic ores, precious stones, coal, or other mineral substances are taken by… …

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  • 8Mine dial — Mine Mine, n. [F., fr. LL. mina. See {Mine}, v. i.] [1913 Webster] 1. A subterranean cavity or passage; especially: (a) A pit or excavation in the earth, from which metallic ores, precious stones, coal, or other mineral substances are taken by… …

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  • 9Mine pig — Mine Mine, n. [F., fr. LL. mina. See {Mine}, v. i.] [1913 Webster] 1. A subterranean cavity or passage; especially: (a) A pit or excavation in the earth, from which metallic ores, precious stones, coal, or other mineral substances are taken by… …

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  • 10Ore City, Texas —   City   Nickname(s): The Gateway to Lake O The Pines …

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