mining

min·ing  (mnng)

n.

1. The process or business of extracting ore or minerals from the ground.

2.

a. The process of digging under an enemy emplacement or fortification to destroy it by explosives, cause it to collapse, or gain access to it for an attack.

b. The process of laying explosive mines.

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mining [ˈmaɪnɪŋ]

n

1. (Mining & Quarrying) the act, process, or industry of extracting coal, ores, etc., from the earth

2. (Military) Military the process of laying mines

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min•ing (ˈmaɪ nɪŋ)

n.

the act, process, or industry of extracting mineral substances from mines.

[1770–80]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mining - the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth excavation production - (economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale; "he introduced more efficient methods of production" placer mining - mining valuable minerals from a placer by washing or dredging opencast mining, strip mining - the mining of ore or coal from an open mine bore-hole, drill hole, bore - a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes heading, drift, gallery - a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine; "they dug a drift parallel with the vein" fathom, fthm - (mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore rag - break into lumps before sorting; "rag ore" hush - run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals hush - wash by removing particles; "Wash ores" mine - get from the earth by excavation; "mine ores and metals" strip mine, surface mine, surface-mine - extract (ore) from a strip-mine drive - excavate horizontally; "drive a tunnel" extract - separate (a metal) from an ore
	2.	mining - laying explosive mines in concealed places to destroy enemy personnel and equipment minelaying defense, defensive measure, defence - (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies; "they died in the defense of Stalingrad"; "they were developed for the defense program"

Translations

mining [ˈmaɪnɪŋ]

A. N

1. → minería f, explotación f de minas

2. (Mil, Naut) → minado m

B. CPD mining engineer N → ingeniero/a m/f de minas
mining industry N → industria f minera
mining town N → población f minera

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mining [ˈmaɪnɪŋ]

n → exploitation f minière

adj

[industry, company] → minier/ière

[village, town] → minier/ière
a small mining town → une petite ville minière mining engineer
mining engineer n → ingénieur m/f des mines

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mining

n

(Min) → Bergbau m; (= work at the face) → Arbeit f → im Bergwerk

(Mil) (of area) → Verminen nt; (of ship) → Befestigung f → einer Mine (→ of an +dat); (= blowing-up) → Sprengung f → (mit einer Mine)

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mining:

mining area

n → Bergbaugebiet nt, → Revier nt

mining disaster

n → Grubenunglück nt

mining engineer

n → Berg(bau)ingenieur(in) m(f)

mining industry

n → Bergbau m

mining town

n → Bergarbeiterstadt f

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mining [ˈmaɪnɪŋ]

1. n

a. → estrazione f mineraria, industria mineraria

b. (Mil, Naut) → posa di mine

2. adj (industry, engineer, area) → minerario/a; (community, family) → di minatori

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mining → تعدين dolování minedrift Bergbau εξόρυξη minería kaivostyö exploitation minière rudarstvo industria mineraria 鉱業 채광 mijnbouw gruvedrift górnictwo mineração горная промышленность gruvdrift การทำเหมือง madencilik sự khai mỏ 矿业