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

Fortescue has taken bold steps to transition its mining operations to renewable energy. —Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 14 Apr. 2026

Born in rural Butcher Hollow, Kentucky, Lynn grew up in poverty as one of eight children in a coal mining family. —Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026

Foundry does not engage directly in Bitcoin mining, which entails the use of specialized computers known as rigs, and large amounts of electricity, to solve random math problems generated by the blockchain. —Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026

The film follows a police officer investigating a death in the snowy Kyrgyz mountains, who uncovers a web of violent corruption in a remote former gold-mining town. —Zac Ntim, Deadline, 13 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing mining

• data mining

Rhymes for mining

• dining
• fining
• lining
• pining
• seining
• shining
• signing
• twining
• vining
• whining
• aligning
• assigning

Kids Definition

mining

noun

min·​ing

ˈmī-niŋ

: the process or business of working mines