Rohstoffgewinnung

German

Etymology

Rohstoff (raw material) +‎ Gewinnung (extraction, gain) From Rohstoff + Gewinnung (from the verb gewinnen).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʁoːʃtɔfɡəˌvɪnʊŋ]
  • Hyphenation: Roh‧stoff‧ge‧win‧nung

Noun

Rohstoffgewinnung f (genitive Rohstoffgewinnung, plural Rohstoffgewinnungen)

  1. (mining, economics) raw material extraction, extraction of resources (the process of obtaining natural resources from the earth or environment)
    Die Rohstoffgewinnung im Tiefbau ist oft mit hohen Sicherheitsrisiken verbunden.
    Raw material extraction in underground mining is often associated with high security risks.

Declension

Synonyms

  • Extraktion (extraction; more technical/chemical)
  • Abbau (mining/quarrying; specifically for minerals and ores)
  • Förderung (production/pumping; specifically for oil and gas)

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