10 sentences

1. 那座油井正在开采原油。

   nà zuò yóu​jǐng zhèng​zài kāi​cǎi yuán​yóu.

   That oil well is extracting crude oil.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

2. 施工队正在使用炸药开采石料。

   shī​gōng​duì zhèng​zài shǐ​yòng zhà​yào kāi​cǎi shí​liào.

   The construction team is using explosives to quarry stone.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

3. 这些机器都是用来开采钻石的。

   zhè​xiē jī​qì dōu shì yòng​lái kāi​cǎi zuàn​shí de.

   All this machinery is for mining diamonds.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

4. 这种矿石的品位达到了开采标准。

   zhè zhǒng kuàng​shí de pǐn​wèi dá​dào le kāi​cǎi biāo​zhǔn.

   The grade of this ore has met the mining standard.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

5. 该地区的矿产资源极富，具有开采价值。

   gāi dì​qū de kuàng​chǎn zī​yuán jí fù, jù​yǒu kāi​cǎi jià​zhí.

   The mineral resources in this area are extremely rich and worth exploiting.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

6. 许多人认为传统的煤炭开采是夕阳产业。

   xǔ​duō rén rèn​wéi chuán​tǒng de méi​tàn kāi​cǎi shì xī​yáng chǎn​yè.

   Many people consider traditional coal mining to be a sunset industry.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

7. 由于技术落后，这些深层矿床目前很难被开采。

   yóu​yú jì​shù luò​hòu, zhè​xiē shēn​céng kuàng​chuáng mù​qián hěn nán bèi kāi​cǎi.

   Due to outdated technology, these deep mineral deposits are currently difficult to extract.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

8. 这家公司获得了在该地区开采矿产的特许权。

   zhè jiā gōng​sī huò​dé le zài gāi dì​qū kāi​cǎi kuàng​chǎn de tè​xǔ​quán.

   The company was granted a concession to mine minerals in the area.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

9. 由于地下水过度开采，该地区的地面发生了严重塌陷。

   yóu​yú dì​xià​shuǐ guò​dù kāi​cǎi, gāi dì​qū de dì​miàn fā​shēng le yán​zhòng tā​xiàn.

   Due to over-extraction of groundwater, there was a serious ground subsidence in the area.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

10. 由于过度开采地下水，这个城市的地面沉降非常严重。

    yóu​yú guò​dù kāi​cǎi dì​xià​shuǐ, zhè​ge chéng​shì de dì​miàn chén​jiàng fēi​cháng yán​zhòng.

    Due to excessive groundwater extraction, land subsidence in this city is very severe.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary