Mining Definition & Meaning

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Synonyms mining American [mahy-ning] / ˈmaɪ nɪŋ /

noun

1. the act, process, or industry of extracting ores, coal, etc., from mines.

2. the laying of explosive mines.

3. Digital Technology. the act or process by which cryptocurrency transactions, especially bitcoin, are verified and new cryptocurrency is generated: computer networks are used to solve sets of mathematical problems, that, when solved, yield a unit of that currency.

mining British / ˈmaɪnɪŋ /

noun

1. the act, process, or industry of extracting coal, ores, etc, from the earth

2. military the process of laying mines

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Etymology

Origin of mining

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English: “undermining (walls in an attack)”; mine 2 + -ing 1

Example Sentences

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Denmark has been open to a bigger U.S. military presence and willing to entertain licenses for companies in the mining sector, analysts say.

From Barron's

After some lean years, Wall Street feels ready to recommend lithium mining stocks again.

From Barron's

It can turn a century-old maker of back hoes and mining trucks into a hot tech stock.

From Barron's

Greenland insists that it is open for business and investment, including in its minerals mining sector, but that it isn’t for sale.

From The Wall Street Journal

Extra electric power was also needed by the boom in data centres and cryptocurrency mining operations in places like Texas and the Ohio Valley region.

From BBC

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