mine

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-017342",
  "term": "mine",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. An opening or excavation in the ground for the purpose of extracting minerals.\n\n2. Area of land, surface or underground, actively mined for the production of crushed and broken stone from natural deposits. [40 CFR 436.21 (CFR 2013)]Opening or excavation in the ground for the purpose of extracting minerals.\n\n3. Area of land, surface or underground, actively mined for the production of sand and gravel from natural deposits. [40 CFR 436.31 (CFR 2013)]\n\n4. Area of land, surface or underground, actively used for or resulting from the extraction of a mineral from natural deposits.\n\n5. Active mining area, including all land and property placed under, or above the surface of such land, used in or resulting from the work of extracting metal ore or minerals from their natural deposits by any means or method, including secondary recovery of metal ore from refuse or other storage piles, wastes, or rock dumps and mill tailings derived from the mining, cleaning, or concentration of metal ores.\n\n6. Place where work or other activity related to the extraction or recovery of ore is performed.",
  "subject": "Land, waste and cleanup",
  "references": [
    "Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) Glossary",
    "40 CFR 436.41 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 436.181 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 440.132 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/mine/"
}