Definition of "quartz-mining" []

• The process of taking gold-bearing quartz out of reefs. (noun)
• Mining in the solid rock. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "He had had experience in quartz-mining before he went to Alaska, and he enjoyed the recrudescence of his old wisdom in such matters."
• "Prediction that quartz-mining eventually will be the most profitable."
• "Getting gold from the veins is called quartz-mining."