noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
illegal digging; illegal mining; grave robbing
Covers unauthorized excavation of minerals, archaeological sites, or graves. Often used in news about cultural property theft or illegal resource extraction.
遺跡の盗掘が後を絶たない。
Illegal digging at archaeological sites never stops.
彼らは金を盗掘していた。
They were illegally mining gold.
古墳の盗掘で逮捕された。
He was arrested for grave robbing an ancient tomb.