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/ˈmaɪnɪŋ/ · noun
The activity of removing valuable resources (often minerals) from the earth..
gold mining
His extensive mining for apparently statistically significant results made any of his results questionable.
[…] the fabrick, however weak by the delicacy of its composition, would not have fallen so soon, if the foundation had not been injured by the slow minings of regret and vexation.
Kazakhstan became last year the world’s second-largest centre for bitcoin mining after the United States, according to the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, after China clamped down on crypto mining activity.
Use mining when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Mining means The activity of removing valuable resources (often minerals) from the earth..
Common synonyms include excavation, minelaying.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
gold mining
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