Mucking is a hamlet and former parish adjoining the Thames estuary in southern Essex, England. It is located approximately 2 miles south of the town of Stanford le Hope in what is now Thurrock unitary authority.

Operation whereby the ore is removed from the stope.

Daily stable chore which involves the removal of wet and soiled bedding and general tidying of the stable.

term referring to shoveling out the stuff you don't want from a mine.

(Verb) The hard work of loading the rock after it had been blasted

Excavating or working in muck.

See hand mucking.