thumb|Medieval Pinge and ring-shaped bank at a mineshaft on the Ochsenhügel near Suhl in Germany's [[Thuringian Forest]] thumb|The Pinge of an iron ore pit near Warstein A Pinge ([ˈpɪŋə], plural: Pingen) or Binge ("binger") is the name given in German-speaking Europe to a wedge-, ditch- or funnel-shaped depression in the terrain caused by mining activity. This depression or sink-hole is frequently caused by the collapse of old underground mine workings that are close to the Earth's surface. Unlike natural landforms, a Pinge is a direct result of human activity. The term has no direct equivalen
thumb|Medieval Pinge and ring-shaped bank at a mineshaft on the Ochsenhügel near Suhl in Germany's [[Thuringian Forest]] thumb|The Pinge of an iron ore pit near Warstein A Pinge ([ˈpɪŋə], plural: Pingen) or Binge ("binger") is the name given in German-speaking Europe to a wedge-, ditch- or funnel-shaped depression in the terrain caused by mining activity. This depression or sink-hole is frequently caused by the collapse of old underground mine workings that are close to the Earth's surface. Unlike natural landforms, a Pinge is a direct result of human activity. The term has no direct equivalent in English, but may be translated as "mining sink-hole", "mine slump" or, in some cases, as "glory hole".
== Origin of the word == In the original sense of the word, the mining terms Pinge or Binge go back to the activity known as pingen which meant something like "prospecting". An aufgepingter lode was one near the surface of the ground. The Pinge was therefore like a primitive, open pit mine.
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