Examples of “mining” in a Sentence

noun The industry or process of extracting minerals, ores, or other resources from the earth.

• Coal mining once employed thousands of people in the region.
• Gold mining changed the landscape of many valleys in that area.
• Mining is dangerous work, so strict safety rules apply underground.

noun The process of earning cryptocurrency by validating transactions through computation.

• Cryptocurrency mining uses a huge amount of electricity.
• He bought powerful computers to start mining digital coins at home.
• Some countries are discussing rules to limit mining because of its energy use.