Crossword puzzle clue "mining locale"

(Nahuatl) the (dried) red pod of a Capsicum pepper used in sauces, relishes, etc., and made into a hot cayenne, also CHILI, CHILLI

a deposit of valuable ore occurring between definite limits in the surrounding rock

a nearly horizontal shaft to the surface in a mine

(Sinhalese) a large S American snake

ANTHRACITE, a kind of hard coal