miningnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈmaɪ.nɪŋ/us/ˈmaɪ.nɪŋ/C1 the industry or activity of removing substances such as coal or metal from the ground by digging:
coal/salt mining
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Engineering - mining & quarrying
- borehole
- coal
- coal mine
- digger
- excavate
- excavator
- extract
- fracking
- gold mine
- gravel pit
- gusher
- hydraulic fracturing
- mineral
- oil rig
- opencast
- pit
- prospect
- quarry
- slag heap
- workings
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