Sinker (mining)

{{short description|Skilled worker who creates new mine shafts}}

A sinker in mining in the 19th century was a worker who specialized in creating new vertical mine shafts.{{cite web|title=A Glossary of Mining Terms used in mid 1800s|url=http://www.genuki.org.uk/files/eng/LAN/Haydock/MINEGLOS.txt|website=GENUKI|publisher=GENUKI|accessdate=10 April 2017}}

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