Thesaurus: mining

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1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Mine
2. v. i. The act or business of making mines or of working them.
3. a. Of or pertaining to mines; as, mining engineer; mining machinery; a mining region.
4. n. the act of extracting ores or coal etc. from the earth
5. n. laying explosive mines in concealed places to destroy enemy personnel and equipment
6. The act or business of making mines or of working them. Of or pertaining to mines; as, mining engineer; mining machinery; a mining region. Mining engineering. See the Note under Engineering.
7. n:100 n. the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth n. laying explosive mines in concealed places to destroy enemy personnel and equipment