Ĕx'ploi-tā'tion, n.
n. [Fr.] The process by which ores and minerals of value are won from their natural position, often at great depths below the surface, and brought where they can be rendered available. [Rare.] J. D. Whitney.
n. [Fr.] The process by which ores and minerals of value are won from their natural position, often at great depths below the surface, and brought where they can be rendered available. [Rare.] J. D. Whitney.