Mining vs. Quarrying

Miningnoun

The activity of removing solid valuables from the earth.

Miningnoun

(figuratively) Any activity that extracts or undermines.

Miningnoun

(military) The activity of placing explosives underground, rigged to explode

Miningnoun

(computing) Creation of new units of cryptocurrency by validating transactions and demonstrating proof-of-work

Miningverb

present participle of mine

Miningnoun

The act or business of making mines or of working them.

Miningadjective

Of or pertaining to mines; as, mining engineer; mining machinery; a mining region.

Miningnoun

the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth

Miningnoun

laying explosive mines in concealed places to destroy enemy personnel and equipment

Miningnoun

the process or industry of obtaining coal or other minerals from a mine

Mining

Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the Earth, usually from an ore body, lode, vein, seam, reef, or placer deposit. These deposits form a mineralized commodity that is of economic interest to the miner.

Quarryingverb

present participle of quarry

Quarryingnoun

A small piece of stone chipped off any stone found in a quarry.

Quarryingnoun

the extraction of building stone or slate from an open surface quarry