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Sinker (mining)
Skilled worker who creates new mine shafts From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A sinker in mining in the 19th century was a worker who specialized in creating new vertical mine shafts.[1]
The job was highly skilled and the workers who did this work were often regarded as an elite workforce.
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