Some form of mining or quarrying is carried out in virtually every country in the world. Mining has important economic, environmental, labour and social effects—both in the countries or regions where it is carried out and beyond. read more
The term 'quarrying' is often associated with a place where natural stone is extracted to produce building stone or dimension stone and the name is thought to be derived from the latin 'quadraria' which described such a place. The term 'mining' was similarly associated with places where minerals were extracted to produce metals or coal. read more
I am not a practising mining engineer and the little I remember from many years ago (without (re)googling it) is that quarrying is a subset of mining. Mining is all about extracting (digging out) minerals (at a cost effective i.e. profitable rate) from the earth. read more