- 鉱山 — mine
- 鉱石 — ore
- 鉱脈 — mineral vein
- 採鉱 — mining
- 炭鉱 — coal mine
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鉱 combines 金 (metal) with 光 (shine/stone-related component). It refers to naturally occurring raw ore, emphasizing unrefined minerals extracted from the earth.
この鉱山では 金属が 採れます。
Metals are extracted from this mine.
その鉱石は 銀を 含んでいます。
That ore contains silver.