1. The act of extracting ores or coal etc. from the earth
   "The company's mining operations expanded into new territories";
   - excavation
    
2. Laying explosive mines in concealed places to destroy enemy personnel and equipment
   "The mining operation was designed to slow the enemy's advance";
   - minelaying
    
3. (computing) any activity that extracts information or results from data or a computation
   "Data mining revealed interesting patterns in customer behaviour"

1. (mining) get from the earth by excavation
   "mine ores and metals"
    
2. Lay mines
   "The Vietnamese mined Cambodia"

Derived forms: minings

Type of: defence [Brit, Cdn], defense [US], defensive measure, exploit, production, reenforce, reinforce, tap

Encyclopedia: Mining, history of