overmine
verb
over·mine
ˌō-vər-ˈmīn 
overmined; overmining
: to mine (an area or resource) excessively and often to depletion
overmining a mineral
an overmined region
overmined quarries
Still not satisfied, in the mid-1970s Consolidated Diamond Mines began to overmine in order to extract as much as possible as a hedge against the uncertainties of independence.—
Denis Herbstein and John A. Evenson
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“Overmine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overmine. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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