[] the process of getting coal and other minerals from under the ground; the industry involved in this采矿；采矿业◆Mining is prohibited in protected areas.保护区内禁止采矿。◆WMC is one of Australia's oldest mining houses (= companies).WMC 是澳大利亚最老牌的采矿企业之一。➡mine ⨁coal / diamond / gold / tin mining采煤／钻石／金／锡⨁a mining company / engineer / group / house采矿公司／工程师／集团／企业data mining