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Meaning of "tin mine" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TIN MINE

tin mine  [tɪn maɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TIN MINE

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determiner
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Tin mine is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TIN MINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

tin mine

Tin mining

Tin mining began early in the Bronze Age, as bronze is a copper-tin alloy. Tin is a relatively rare element in the Earth’s crust, with approximately 2 ppm, compared to iron with 50,000 ppm. A person involved in tin mining is sometimes called a tinner.

Definition of tin mine in the English dictionary

The definition of tin mine in the dictionary is a mine used for the extraction of tin.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TIN MINE


antimine
ˌæntɪˈmaɪn
calamine
ˈkæləˌmaɪn
calcimine
ˈkælsɪˌmaɪn
carmine
ˈkɑːmaɪn
countermine
ˈkaʊntəˌmaɪn
ethylamine
ˈiːθaɪləˌmaɪn
iridosmine
ˌɪrɪˈdɒsmaɪn
kalsomine
ˈkælsəˌmaɪn
landmine
ˈlændˌmaɪn
mine
maɪn
overmine
ˌəʊvəˈmaɪn
picrocarmine
ˈpɪkrəʊˌkɑːmaɪn
sycamine
ˈsɪkəˌmaɪn
tamein
tæˈmaɪn
undermine
ˌʌndəˈmaɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TIN MINE

tin
tin can
tin ear
tin fish
tin god
tin hat
tin lizzie
Tin Pan Alley
tin plate
tin snips
tin soldier
tin whistle
tin-opener
tin-plate
tin-plater
tina
tinaja
tinamou
Tinbergen
tincal

WORDS THAT END LIKE TIN MINE

amine
coal mine
determine
domine
dopamine
examine
famine
glucosamine
glutamine
gold mine
histamine
jasmine
land mine
magnetic mine
melamine
of mine
protamine
salt mine
sonic mine
strip mine

Synonyms and antonyms of tin mine in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tin mine» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TIN MINE

Find out the translation of tin mine to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tin mine from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tin mine» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

锡矿
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mina de estaño
570 millions of speakers

English

tin mine
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

टिन की खान
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

منجم قصدير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

олово шахта
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mina de estanho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

টিন খনি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mine d´étain
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lombong timah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zinn-Mine
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スズ鉱山
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

주석 광산
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tin mine
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mỏ thiếc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தகரம் என்னுடையது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कथील खाण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kalay madeni
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

miniera di stagno
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kopalni cyny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

олово шахта
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

staniu mea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ορυχείο κασσίτερου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tin myn
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tenn gruva
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tinn mine
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TIN MINE»

The term «tin mine» is regularly used and occupies the 87.450 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tin mine

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Peter Wright
I've had to do all kinds of jobs to pay the rent. I've even worked in a Cornish tin mine.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TIN MINE»

Discover the use of tin mine in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tin mine and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Table Mountain Activity Guide
The remains of the old tin mine on Devil's Peak are more interesting, though the mine itself- opened in 1912 - was shortlived. Photographs show a major shaft out of which the Vredehoek Tin Company extracted tin from crushed ore.
Fiona McIntosh, 2004
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Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
Speare's and Moore's Tin Mine, Vegetable Creek. Do. Wylie Creek, New England . Assay, 74 "4 per cent. tin. Do. Rain's Gully, Gulf Creek. Do. Great Britain Tin- mining Company, Vegetable Creek. Do. P. Sexton nnd Co., Yellow Waterholes, ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1877
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Reports from Commissioners
Speare's and Moore's Tin Mine, Vegetable Creek. Do. Wylie Creek, New England . Assay, 74*4 per cent. tin. Do. Rain's Gully, Gulf Creek. Do. Great Britain Tin- mining Company, Vegetable Creek. Do. P. Sexton and Co., Yellow Waterholes, ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1877
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Report
Ancient Briton Tin Mine, Middle Creek, near Inverell. Do. Speare's and Moore's Tin Mine, Vegetable Creek. Do. Wylie Creek, New England. Assay, 7-4'4 per cent . tin. Do. Rain's Gully, Gulf Creek. Do. Great Britain Tin-mining Company, ...
Commonwealth Shipping Committee, 1877
5
Reports on the Philadelphia International Exhibition of ...
Ancient Briton Tin Mine, Middle Creek, near Inverell. Do. Speare's and Moore's Tin Mine, Vegetable Creek. l)o. Wylie Creek, New England. Assay, 74-4 per cent. tin. Do. Rain's Gully, Gulf Creek. Do. Great Britain Tin-mining Company, ...
‎1877
6
Ore Textures: Recognition and Interpretation
9 5 Cleveland tin mine, North West Tasmania, Australia. Euhedral mineral growth . 11 6 Snow Flake mine, San Juan (silver, lead, zinc, gold) district, Colorado, United States of America. Euhedral mineral growth, layered texture. 11 7 Quartz Hill ...
Roger Taylor, 2010
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Encyclopedia of Chemical Processing and Design: Volume 58 - ...
Over the past 5 years, Peru has almost tripled its annual tin mine output. Peru's only tin producer is privately owned Mineras Sur (Minsur) SA. Minsur operates the San Raphael tin mine in the southern department of Puno. Presently, tin ...
John J. McKetta Jr, 1996
8
The Exchequer Reports: Reports of Cases Argued and ...
described as a tin mine and china clay work, situate within the said lands of the defendants; and that the defendants and all other occupiers for the time being of the said lands and tin mine of the defendants. for the period of twenty years next ...
Great Britain. Court of Exchequer, Edwin Tyrrell Hurlstone, John Paxton Norman, 1872
9
Official Catalogue of the Natural and Industrial Products of ...
Baal Gammon Tin Mine, Vegetable Creek. 139. Do. Hall, Bros., & Co., Kangaroo Flat, Strathbogie Eun, near Vegetable Creek. 140. Do. Hall, Bros. & Co., The Springs, do. 141. Do. Main Eange, between Herding Yard and Euby Creeks: 142.
New South Wales. Commission to the International exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876, 1876
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Official Catalogue of the Natural and Industrial Products of ...
Class 43 — continued. 46. Stream tin. Spear's and Moore's Tin Mine, Vegetable Creek. 47. Stanniferous wash dirt. Arden's Mine, Tent Hill. 48. Stanniferous cement. O'Daly's Mine, Vegetable Creek. 49. ii ,, s 50. „ Britannia Mine, Cope's Creek.
New South Wales. Commission to the Paris exposition, 1878, 1878

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TIN MINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tin mine is used in the context of the following news items.
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Company hopes tin mine project brings jobs to Yarmouth, Shelburne …
EAST KEMPTVILLE - If everything goes to plan, lots of people could again be working at the East Kemptville tin mine site within four years time. «Digby Courier, Jul 15»
2
Developer: pests, diseases not issue for Ardlethan tin mine dump …
Ardlethan Environmental Solutions, a subsidiary of Australian Tin Resources (ATR), wants to invest $20m into the disused tin mine so it can firstly accept local ... «ABC Local, Apr 15»
3
Tin mines new seam for film in Cornwall
IT COULD be the most ambitious film ever made in Cornwall – next month sees the release of Tin, Miracle Theatre's feature about love, greed and opera in a ... «Cornish Guardian, Mar 15»
4
Company reports strong business case to reopen East Kemptville …
The drilling tested seven areas within the mine site and found significant amounts of ... The former tin mine opened in the mid 1980s and closed after tin prices ... «Shelburne County Coastguard, Feb 15»
5
Mining firm Avalon undertakes economic study of former tin mine
“In an optimistic scenario, mining could resume at the site in about three years,” Bubar said. Results of some preliminary exploratory drilling at the former tin mine ... «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Feb 15»
6
Groundbreaking biofuel project brings new life to Cornish mine
A pioneering research project to clean up a flooded Cornish tin mine is using algae to harvest the precious heavy metals in its toxic water, while simultaneously ... «The Guardian, Dec 14»
7
New tungsten mine creating millions for Devon and Cornwall's …
The £130 million Drakelands tungsten and tin mine being opened by Wolf Minerals near Hemerdon, on the edge of Plymouth, is the first new metal mine to be ... «Western Morning News, Jun 14»
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Photographs taken by J.C. Burrow show Cornish miners digging for …
At least four separate mines were featured in his book - Dolcoath, a copper and tin mine in Camborne; East Pool in Redruth; Blue Hills tin mine in St Agnes, and ... «Daily Mail, May 14»
9
Australian company to revive UK's lost tin mining tradition
Wolf Minerals said on Wednesday it will begin production of tin and tungsten in little more ... The neighbouring county of Cornwall boasted 2,000 tin mines alone. «Reuters, Mar 14»
10
Manhunt launched after 'murder' at Cornish tin mine
A manhunt has been launched to find a suspected murderer who police believe may have killed a 72-year-old man found dead in a disused Cornish tin mine. «Western Morning News, Jan 14»

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