mining
noun
[ ˈmʌɪnɪŋ ]
• the process or industry of obtaining coal or other minerals from a mine.
• "close linkages between mining and other sectors of the economy"
mine
verb
• obtain (coal or other minerals) from a mine.
• "the company came to the area to mine phosphate"
• lay explosive mines on or just below the surface of (the ground or water).
• "the area was heavily mined"
Similar:
defend with mines,
protect with mines,
lay with mines,
sow with mines,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French mine (noun), miner (verb), perhaps of Celtic origin; compare with Welsh mwyn ‘ore’, earlier ‘mine’.
