what do you call the mining done by family members in the form of long narrow tunnel
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Mining performed by the family members in form of a long and narrow tunnel is termed as 'Rat hole mining'
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- In North-Eastern regions of India, mining of minerals like coal, limestone, iron ore, etc are done by tribes, illegally.
- The tribal family members, especially in Meghalaya, dig long narrow tunnels by themselves and extract the minerals without proper permission from government.
It is called as rat-hole mining.
It is usually done by the communities who hold minerals, it can be observed commonly in north-east of India.
The mining is done by the family members by getting into the long and narrow tunnels.
As a person gets into the tunnel like a rat to mine the deposits such as iron ore, coal, and more, it has been termed as rat-hole mining.