mining

noun

min·​ing ˈmī-niŋ 

1

: the process or business of working mines

2

: the activity or process of searching through large amounts of information for specific data or patterns

image/video mining

Examples of mining in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Any new import levies are on a collision course with stubbornly flat industrial production — a crucial driver of domestic and international volume from sectors that include mining, manufacturing, chemicals and electricity — and lingering overcapacity from the COVID shipping boom, experts said. —Lisa Baertlein, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024

And while several factors are likely involved, some suspect cryptocurrency mining has played a role in the outages. —Nasser Karimi and Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024

Lake Superior's shoreline is dotted with mining operations, some of which could jeopardize a region that holds 10 percent of the world's freshwater supply. —Tom Howarth, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024

His new project follows a Indonesian family struggling to keep their clove farm afloat as a nickel mining boom in their remote area threatens to destroy their village’s old way of life. —Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing mining

• data mining

Kids Definition

mining

noun

min·​ing

ˈmī-niŋ

: the process or business of working mines