# Sinker (mining)

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Skilled worker who creates new mine shafts

A **sinker** in [mining](/source/Mining) in the 19th century was a worker who specialized in creating new vertical [mine shafts](/source/Mine_shaft).[1]

The job was highly skilled and the workers who did this work were often regarded as an elite workforce.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-GENUKI_1-0)** ["A Glossary of Mining Terms used in mid 1800s"](http://www.genuki.org.uk/files/eng/LAN/Haydock/MINEGLOS.txt). *GENUKI*. GENUKI. Retrieved 10 April 2017.

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