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mining

/ˈmaɪnɪŋ/ noun

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  1. The activity of removing valuable resources (often minerals) from the earth.
    gold mining
  2. Any activity that extracts or undermines.
    His extensive mining for apparently statistically significant results made any of his results questionable.
  3. The activity of placing mines (the explosive devices).

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of mine