over·mine
| \ ˌō-vər-ˈmīn
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overmined; overmining
Definition of overmine
: to mine (an area or resource) excessively and often to depletion
overmining a mineral an overmined region overmined quarries Still not satisfied, in the mid-1970s Consolidated Diamond Mines began to overmine in order to extract as much as possible as a hedge against the uncertainties of independence.— Denis Herbstein and John A. Evenson
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“Overmine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overmine. Accessed 4 Dec. 2021.
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The first known use of overmine was in 1897
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