/ ˈmaɪnɪŋ; NAmE / noun
[ U ] the process of getting coal and other minerals from under the ground; the industry involved in this :
coal / diamond / gold / tin mining
a mining company / community / engineer
—see also mine
/ ˈmaɪnɪŋ; NAmE / noun
[ U ] the process of getting coal and other minerals from under the ground; the industry involved in this :
coal / diamond / gold / tin mining
a mining company / community / engineer
—see also mine
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005