Excavating
Mining and excavating are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mining" instead a noun "Excavating".
Mining
Mining noun - The act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth.
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Synonyms for Mining
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Most of the second episode revolves around infiltrating a mining town devoted to excavating mecha.
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The all-powerful EDF has access to energy weapons, terraforming engines, and super-advanced VTOL aircraft, but not mining drills or excavating machines.
Source: Video Game / Red Faction
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