noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb
Refers to the act or industry of extracting minerals from the earth. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to mine'.
この地域では金の採鉱が盛んだ。
Gold mining is thriving in this region.
彼らは山で鉄鉱石を
They are mining iron ore in the mountains.