“mine” means an excavation for the extraction of mineral deposits, including underground workings and open-pit workings (also called open-sky mines) for the extraction of metallic commodities, as well as open workings for the extraction of industrial minerals, (which are commonly referred to as quarries).
maavara lasundite eemaldamiseks tehtud kaeve, sealhulgas maa-alused kaeveõõned ja lahtised kaeveõõned (nimetatakse ka avakaevandusteks) metalli toorainete kaevandamiseks, samuti lahtised kaeveõõned (mida tavaliselt nimetatakse karjäärideks) tööstuslike mineraalide kaevandamiseks;