noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
Refers to extracting minerals, ores, or other resources from the ground. Used both as a noun and with する as a transitive verb.
この地域では金の採掘が行われている。
Gold mining is carried out in this region.
新しい鉱山で石炭を採掘する計画がある。
There is a plan to mine coal at the new mine.