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mining industry

industry concerned with the removal of raw materials from the Earth's crust and with their conversion into refined products
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mining industry

Summary

mining industry is a type of industry[1]. It draws 5 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_industry category, ranking #32 of 34).[2]

Key Facts

  • mining industry's instance of is recorded as type of industry[3].
  • mining industry is a type of economic activity[4].
  • mining industry is a type of extractive industry[5].
  • mining industry is a type of resources industry[6].
  • mining industry is a type of energy industry[7].
  • mining industry is part of section in classification of productive activities[8].
  • mining industry's Commons category is recorded as Mining industry[9].
  • mining industry comprises mining of metal ores[10].
  • mining industry comprises other mining and quarrying[11].
  • mining industry comprises mining support service activities[12].
  • mining industry comprises mining of coal and lignite[13].
  • mining industry comprises extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas[14].
  • mining industry's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mining industry[15].
  • mining industry's described by source is recorded as Pax Leksikon[16].
  • mining industry's described by source is recorded as Meyer’s Universum, Achtzehnter Band[17].
  • mining industry's International Standard Industrial Classification code Rev.4 is recorded as B[18].
  • mining industry's different from is recorded as mining[19].
  • mining industry's different from is recorded as mineral extraction[20].
  • mining industry's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Mining and quarrying'}[21].
  • mining industry's name is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Winning van delfstoffen'}[22].
  • mining industry's name is recorded as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Górnictwo i wydobywanie'}[23].
  • mining industry's name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Bergbau und Gewinnung von Steinen und Erden'}[24].
  • mining industry's name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'activités extractives'}[25].
  • mining industry's name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'industries extractives'}[26].
  • mining industry's practiced by is recorded as mine entrepreneur[27].

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Definition and Type

mining industry's instance of is recorded as type of industry[3]. Recorded subclass of include economic activity[4], extractive industry[5], resources industry[6], and energy industry[7].

Use and Application

Components include mining of metal ores[10], an economic activity[28]; other mining and quarrying[11], an economic activity[29]; mining support service activities[12], an economic activity[30]; mining of coal and lignite[13]; and extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas[14], an economic activity[31]. mining industry is part of section in classification of productive activities[8].

Why It Matters

mining industry draws 5 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_industry category, ranking #32 of 34).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . International Standard Industrial Classification Rev. 4. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . International Standard Industrial Classification Rev. 4. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has parts → —
    Part of → section in classification of productive activities
    Has part(s) → mining of metal ores, other mining and quarrying, mining support service activities +2
    Subclass of → economic activity, extractive industry, resources industry +1
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|9 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 3144, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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