MINING Definition & Meaning

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mining

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noun

the act, process, or industry of extracting ores, coal, etc., from mines.
the laying of explosive mines.
Digital Technology. the act or process by which cryptocurrency transactions, especially bitcoin, are verified and new cryptocurrency is generated: computer networks are used to solve sets of mathematical problems, that, when solved, yield a unit of that currency.

mining

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noun

the act, process, or industry of extracting coal, ores, etc, from the earth
military the process of laying mines

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Origin of mining¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English: “undermining (walls in an attack)”; mine ² + -ing ¹

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The mining firm was then given a new deadline of 26 March to respond.

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The mining rescue brigade has also deployed its canine unit.

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