noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
abandoned mine; disused mine
Noun for a mine, mine shaft, or mining site that is no longer in use.
山奥に古い廃坑が残っている。
An old abandoned mine remains deep in the mountains.
廃坑を見学するツアーに参加した。
I joined a tour to visit an abandoned mine.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
closure of a mine; closing down a mine
Refers to a mine ceasing operation; also used with する as an intransitive verb, though 廃坑になる is also a common way to express the resulting state.
その炭鉱は1960年代に廃坑した。
That coal mine closed down in the 1960s.
資源が尽きて、この鉱山は廃坑になった。
The resources ran out, and this mine was closed.