mining

[ mahy-ning ]

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

/ ˈmaɪnɪŋ /

noun

1. the act, process, or industry of extracting coal, ores, etc, from the earth
2. military the process of laying mines

Word History and Origins

Origin of mining¹

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

Example Sentences

Illegal mining costs the South African government hundreds of millions of dollars in lost sales each year.

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The timeline to get mining projects approved in Canada can also be lengthy.

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Within a year, Kazakhstan's Bitcoin mining industry went from boom to bust as the government imposed restrictions and increased taxes to curb the growth.

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Concerns over the environmental impact of illegal gold mining – known in the country as “galamsey” – have become another major talking-point.

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He expects Trump’s team will be mining staffers in Susie Wiles’s team and in the state, whose congressional and Senate delegations came out early for Trump.

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