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
The Calumet Historic District is the historic downtown of Calumet, preserving the architectural and mining heritage of this village in Michigan's Copper Country.
—
Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 30 Dec. 2024
But the era of De Beers being big enough to dominate diamond mining, processing, and marketing, has passed with the entry of new miners such as Rio Tinto and the dramatic improvement in synthetic stones which even a skilled jeweler finds hard to tell apart from natural gems.
—Tim Treadgold, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
According to the Financial Times, the expansion was driven by a rebound in consumer spending and capital investment after a sharp decline earlier this year, as well as by continued strong growth in agriculture and mining
...
—Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 18 Dec. 2024
Within the energy, mining and minerals sector, Roth highlighted Perpetua Resources , already up an eye-watering 251% in 2024.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for mining 
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 30 Dec. 2024
But the era of De Beers being big enough to dominate diamond mining, processing, and marketing, has passed with the entry of new miners such as Rio Tinto and the dramatic improvement in synthetic stones which even a skilled jeweler finds hard to tell apart from natural gems.
—Tim Treadgold, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
According to the Financial Times, the expansion was driven by a rebound in consumer spending and capital investment after a sharp decline earlier this year, as well as by continued strong growth in agriculture and mining
...
—Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 18 Dec. 2024
Within the energy, mining and minerals sector, Roth highlighted Perpetua Resources , already up an eye-watering 251% in 2024.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for mining
Articles Related to mining
Dictionary Entries Near mining
Cite this Entry
“Mining.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mining. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share