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Synonyms for mining
ˈmaɪ nɪŋmin·ing

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  1. mining, excavationnoun

    the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth

    Synonyms:
    digging, minelaying, archeological site, dig, excavation

  2. mining, minelayingnoun

    laying explosive mines in concealed places to destroy enemy personnel and equipment

    Synonyms:
    minelaying, excavation

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How to use mining in a sentence?

  1. Santiago Dondo:

    If Argentine society and politicians do not understand where we are going with the mining sector, doesn't share that aim or want it, then it will be very difficult, the main challenge ... is to generate trust at home, which would also give investors stability.

  2. Amy Freedman:

    The reality is there's some settling in the mining space, a lot of the juniors are susceptible.

  3. Peter Schweizer:

    Tony Rodham has no background in Haiti and he has no background in mining, why on earth is he on the board and in this position to profit from VCS's mining gold exploitation permit in the first place?

  4. Safri Burhanuddin:

    The most important thing is how we control this, all mining activities have aspects that are not environmentally friendly. We just have to minimize them.

  5. Ewaryst Matczak:

    The problem is that after mining, it is cheaper for the company to just dump the water into the river Warta from where it goes into the Baltic Sea instead of cleaning it up and pouring it [back] into our lakes.


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