Mining Synonyms

mīnĭng
The act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. quarrying
  2. excavating
  3. hollowing
  4. opening
  5. digging
  6. scooping
  7. tapping
  8. boring
  9. drilling
  10. pitting
  11. undermining
  12. delving
  13. burrowing
  14. minelaying
  15. excavation
  16. tunneling
  17. staving in
  18. honeycombing
  19. placer mining
  20. stoping
  21. hard-rock mining
  22. prospecting

Words Related to Mining

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. gold-mining
  2. shipbuilding
  3. metalliferous
  4. smelt
  5. silver-lead
  6. iron-ore
  7. brick-making
  8. bauxite

Mining Sentence Examples

  • Pa never did any mining himself.

  • Charlie asked, mentioning the area's last major mining operation.

  • The dust emitted from mining the ore was poisonous in its raw state.

  • I think we just started a mining business.

  • Mining is of very considerable importance.

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