The practice of extracting minerals and otehr materials from within the ground.

Subsets of Mining are determined by biomes. This is largely due to the different types of soil and rock compositions in these different areas.

Mining (Semi-Arid Desert)
Mining (Hot and Dry Desert)
Mining (Coastal Desert)
Mining (Cold Desert)
Mining (Temperate Forest)
Mining (Tropical Rainforest)
Mining (Boreal Forest)
Mining (Freshwater)
Mining (Marine)
Mining (Alpine Tundra)
Mining (Arctic Tundra)
Mining (Temperate Grassland)
Mining (Savanna Grasslands)
Mining (Shrubland)
Mining (Urban) – Largely for when excavating in civilized areas, beneath buildings and such.