mining

Summary

mining is an economic activity^[1]. mining ranks in the top 10% of economic_activity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (953 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• mining's instance of is recorded as economic activity^[3].
• mining's instance of is recorded as academic discipline^[4].
• mining is a type of exploitation of natural resources^[5].
• mining is part of mining industry^[6].
• mining's Commons category is recorded as Mining^[7].
• mining comprises mineral processing^[8].
• mining comprises mineral extraction^[9].
• mining's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mining^[10].
• mining's Commons gallery is recorded as Mining^[11].
• mining's ISCO-88 occupation class is recorded as 3117^[12].
• mining's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Mining^[13].
• mining's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok^[14].
• mining's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[15].
• mining's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[16].
• mining's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[17].
• mining's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• mining's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[19].
• mining's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia^[20].
• mining's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[21].
• mining's different from is recorded as mining industry^[22].
• mining's history of topic is recorded as history of mining^[23].
• mining's uses is recorded as mining engineering^[24].
• mining's uses is recorded as mining technology^[25].
• mining's by-product is recorded as mining wastes^[26].
• mining's practiced by is recorded as mining engineer^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include economic activity^[3] and academic discipline^[4]. mining is a type of exploitation of natural resources^[5].

Use and Application

Components include mineral processing^[8] and mineral extraction^[9]. mining is part of mining industry^[6].

Influence

Things named for mining include Minecraft^[28], a video game^[29]; 3M^[30], a conglomerate^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1902^[33], headquartered in Maplewood^[34]; and bitcoin mining^[35].

Why It Matters

mining ranks in the top 10% of economic_activity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (953 views/month).^[2] mining has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] mining is known by 86 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for mining include Minecraft^[28], a video game^[29]; 3M^[30], a conglomerate^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1902^[33], headquartered in Maplewood^[34]; and bitcoin mining^[35].