mining Mining is the industry and activities connected with getting valuable or useful minerals from the ground, for example coal, diamonds, or gold. n-uncount ...traditional industries such as coal mining and steel making...
data mining
Data mining involves collecting information from data stored in a database, for example in order to find out about people's shopping habits. (COMPUTING) n-uncount
Data mining is used to analyse individuals' buying habits.
strip mining , strip-mining
Strip mining is a method of mining that is used when a mineral is near the surface and underground passages are not needed.
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in BRIT, use opencast mining