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Register: Mining Activity Type Value

URI: https://data.geoscience.earth/ncl/INSPIRE/MiningActivityTypeValue

Extended version of the INSPIRE registry for Mining Activity Type Value

open pit and underground Covers both the open pit and underground mining activity. experimental

multiple A multiple activity. experimental

solution mining (a) The in-place dissolution of water-soluble mineral compone... experimental

processing The treatment of raw materials in order to recover minerals. experimental

adit A horizontal passage from the surface into a mine. experimental

underground An underground excavation for the extraction of mineral depos... experimental

alluvial Said of a placer formed by the action of running water, as in... experimental

shaft A vertical or inclined excavation through which a mine is wor... experimental

sluicing Concentrating heavy minerals, e.g., gold or cassiterite, by w... experimental

decline Passage or adit driven on a decline from the surface to provi... experimental

surface mining Broad category of mining in which soil and rock overlying the... experimental

diggings A term applied in the western U.S. to diggings for gold or ot... experimental

hydraulic mining The recovery of desired material, generally in open pits, by ... experimental

quarry Open workings, usually for the extraction of stone. experimental

open pit An open-sky excavation (also open-sky mine) for the extractio... experimental

dredging A form of open pit mining in which the digging machinery and ... experimental

recycling The process of treating waste or used products to recover min... experimental

retention activity There are no extended periods of people or equipment on site ... experimental

subsurface mining Mining beneath the surface of the earth. experimental

reworking New mining activities carried out on already explored mines. experimental

underwater mining Extraction of a mineral product in the liquid or gaseous stat... experimental

surface mining and underground Covers both surface and underground mining. experimental

is a	concept scheme \| Container \| Register
submitted by	Sophie Chaduteau
accepted on	16 Jul 2026 11:49:26.989

description	Extended version of the INSPIRE registry for Mining Activity Type Value
has top concept	retention activity \| diggings \| hydraulic mining \| solution mining \| adit \| underwater mining \| surface mining and underground \| reworking \| surface mining \| alluvial \| sluicing \| quarry \| dredging \| recycling \| open pit \| multiple \| shaft \| processing \| open pit and underground \| underground \| decline \| subsurface mining
hierarchy child property	narrower
hierarchy root property	top concept of
inverse membership predicate	in scheme
is member of relation	in scheme
label	Mining Activity Type Value
modified	16 Jul 2026 09:34:06.581
type	concept scheme \| Container \| Register
version info	6
was derived from	mining activity type value