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MYN-ing/ˈmaɪnɪŋ/

Mining is the industry of taking coal, metal, or stone from the ground (often uncountable). Miner is the worker; a mine is the place. Data mining is computing. Pits: mining jobs went when the last pit closed.

Meaning

The industry of taking coal, metal, or stone from the ground (often uncountable).

Examples

• “Mining jobs went when the last pit closed, not when the retail park opened.”
• “Opencast mining is not underground mining, which matters in planning rows.”

Good to know

Often uncountable. Person: a miner. Place: a mine. Computing: data mining. Industrial / planning news.

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