mining

Meanings

• noun

  The process of extracting valuable minerals or other geological materials from the ground, often through mechanical digging or drilling.

  - "The mining industry is a major contributor to the economy of Australia."
  - "Gold mining in California began during the 1849 gold rush."

• noun

  The act of searching for valuable or valuable information.

  - "Data mining is the process of discovering patterns in large data sets."
  - "Text mining is a technique used to extract meaningful information from unstructured text data."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with mining
dime , time , prime , clime

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Variants

List of all variants of mining that leads to same result
mining , minings , mine , mined , miner , miners , mines , data mining , strip mine , strip miner , strip miners , strip mines , strip-mine , strip-mined , strip-mines , strip-mining

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Forms

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mines, mined, mining, miner

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Etymology

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Old English 'mynan' meaning 'to dig, to conquer'. Derived from the Proto-Germanic 'munnan'.

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Trivia

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1. The deepest gold mine in the world is the Mponeng Gold Mine in South Africa, which reaches a depth of 2.5 miles.

2. The largest diamond ever found, the Cullinan Diamond, was discovered in South Africa in 1905 and weighed over 3,000 carats.

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Related Concepts

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1. Geology: The scientific study of the Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which they change over time.

2. Mineral: A naturally occurring inorganic substance with a definite chemical composition and a specific crystal structure.

3. Mining Engineering: The branch of engineering that deals with the design, planning, and execution of mining operations and the extraction of minerals.

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Culture

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Mining has played a significant role in human history, from the earliest civilizations that relied on mining for essential resources such as copper, tin, and iron, to the modern mining industry that extracts a wide range of minerals and fuels. Mining has been depicted in literature, art, and music, and has been the subject of numerous documentaries and films.

How to Memorize "mining"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a large open pit mine with heavy machinery extracting minerals from the ground.
   - Visualize the process of drilling and blasting to extract minerals from the ground.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'mining' with the image of a pickaxe and a miner's hat.
   - Think of the word 'mining' as synonymous with 'extracting valuable resources'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - M-M-M is for Mining, Metals, and Money.

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