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

One of the mainstays of the local economy is also artisanal gold mining — which attracts informal workers who are highly mobile, and therefore likely to spread Ebola quickly if infected. — Emmet Livingstone, NPR, 23 July 2026

The administration has used the same authority in recent months to sanction GAESA and other companies in Cuba’s energy, mining and financial sectors, part of a broader campaign to squeeze the sources of revenue that prop up the Cuban government. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026

Weakening commodity prices and a worsening industrial relations climate in Australia is draining investor enthusiasm for the world’s biggest mining company, BHP. — Tim Treadgold, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Along with the museum's official 250th programming, an exhibit about mining gets to the real truth of the United States. — Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 21 July 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
• shining
• signing
• twining
• vining
• whining
• aligning
• assigning
• calcining

Kids Definition

mining

noun

min·​ing

ˈmī-niŋ

: the process or business of working mines