1
: the process or business of working mines
2
: the activity or process of searching through large amounts of information for specific data or patterns
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With mines in Saskatchewan, Wyoming, Nebraska, and Kazakhstan, roughly 30% of Cameco’s uranium mining capacity is currently shut in—primarily in the United States, Isaac said.
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Jordan Blum, Fortune, 13 June 2026
That figure doesn’t include other literal moonshots like space tourism, asteroid mining or manufacturing in orbit.
—Jordan Novet,lora Kolodny, CNBC, 13 June 2026
Police said the motive for the shooting was not known, but mining gangs were a focus of the investigation.
—Michelle Gumede, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
But thanks to the president’s reversal of Biden-era restrictions on coal mining, her husband is now overwhelmed with work.
—Scott Warren, The Atlantic, 13 June 2026
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Jordan Blum, Fortune, 13 June 2026
That figure doesn’t include other literal moonshots like space tourism, asteroid mining or manufacturing in orbit.
—Jordan Novet,lora Kolodny, CNBC, 13 June 2026
Police said the motive for the shooting was not known, but mining gangs were a focus of the investigation.
—Michelle Gumede, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
But thanks to the president’s reversal of Biden-era restrictions on coal mining, her husband is now overwhelmed with work.
—Scott Warren, The Atlantic, 13 June 2026
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“Mining.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mining. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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