All mining synonyms

noun mining

• drilling — a small furrow made in the soil in which to sow seeds.
• boring — Someone or something boring is so dull and uninteresting that they make people tired and impatient.
• hollowing — having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty: a hollow sphere.
• pitting — the stone of a fruit, as of a cherry, peach, or plum.
• burrowing — a hole or tunnel in the ground made by a rabbit, fox, or similar animal for habitation and refuge.
• quarrying — an excavation or pit, usually open to the air, from which building stone, slate, or the like, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc.
• tapping — a cylindrical stick, long plug, or stopper for closing an opening through which liquid is drawn, as in a cask; spigot.
• digging — to make one's way or work by or as by removing or turning over material: to dig through the files.
• tunneling — Physics. a quantum-mechanical process by which a particle can pass through a potential energy barrier that is higher than the energy of the particle: first postulated to explain the escape of alpha particles from atomic nuclei.
• scooping — a ladle or ladlelike utensil, especially a small, deep-sided shovel with a short, horizontal handle, for taking up flour, sugar, etc.
• prospecting — Usually, prospects. an apparent probability of advancement, success, profit, etc. the outlook for the future: good business prospects.
• excavating — Present participle of excavate.
• tunnelling — an underground passage.