mining
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2.7
- noun
- /ˈmaɪnɪŋ/
:
minería
- I brought up legislation to pretty much stop uranium mining in the southern Black Hills.
- coal mining
- mining industry
- mining company
Examples
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Many more settled in the coal and anthracite mining counties of central Pennsylvania and northern Illinois.
Academic text (1990) -
- Got the payroll for the mining company?
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All right, kids, let the strip mining begin.
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Must be some sort of mining facility.
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You call yourself a mining engineer?
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If this acquisition goes through, this will be the largest mining interest in the Southeast.
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More and more, oil exploration disrupts fragile ecosystems, and coal mining removes entire mountains.
Academic text (1999) -
The mining of coal is a critical industry that provides energy for many households.
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Many workers in the region are employed in mining for precious metals and gemstones.
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The construction of new mining operations is necessary to meet the demand for raw materials.
Synonyms
1
3.9
Removing minerals from the ground by digging and crushing rock
1
8.8
The work of digging or taking minerals from the ground for use
Compounds
- Specialized
8
4.0
A method that finds useful patterns in large sets of data with computers
- Specialized
A way of removing gold and other minerals from river sand and gravel by washing or digging
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Etymology
Mining comes from the old word mine, meaning a place you dig in the earth for 'coal' or 'metal'. So mining is the work of digging out those valuable minerals from the ground.