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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All of season 3, George has been trying to bolster his domination over the railway, from facing off with the mining unions in Arizona to usurping majority control of the Central Illinois railway from Alfred Merrick (Paul Alexander Nolan) and his family.
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Stacy Lambe, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
In 2021, China banned cryptocurrency trading and mining but nothing new has been issued since despite viral reports saying so.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2025
The Denver Radium Superfund Site was designated by the Environmental Protection Agency in 1979 after spoils from the National Radium Institute and other radium mining, processing and disposal sites that operated in Denver around the turn of the 20th century were found scattered around the city.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 3 Aug. 2025
During this visit, Pakistan’s representative visited some energy and mining facilities and signed a letter of intent with the Bitcoin Office of El Salvador, a government body responsible for overseeing Bitcoin and related matters in the country.
—Javier Bastardo, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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Stacy Lambe, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
In 2021, China banned cryptocurrency trading and mining but nothing new has been issued since despite viral reports saying so.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2025
The Denver Radium Superfund Site was designated by the Environmental Protection Agency in 1979 after spoils from the National Radium Institute and other radium mining, processing and disposal sites that operated in Denver around the turn of the 20th century were found scattered around the city.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 3 Aug. 2025
During this visit, Pakistan’s representative visited some energy and mining facilities and signed a letter of intent with the Bitcoin Office of El Salvador, a government body responsible for overseeing Bitcoin and related matters in the country.
—Javier Bastardo, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Mining.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mining. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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