地ち下か資し源げん

noun

underground resources; subsurface resources

Refers to natural resources found beneath the earth's surface, such as minerals, oil, natural gas, and geothermal energy. Common in economic, geological, and policy discussions.

• 日本にほんは地ち下か資し源げんに乏とぼしい国くにだ。

  Japan is a country poor in underground resources.

• 地ち下か資し源げんの探たん査さが進すすめられている。

  Exploration for underground resources is being carried out.