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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In legalizing mining after arresting five prominent water defenders at the forefront of that 2017 victory, Bukele may have reached too far.
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Tilcon for years has operated an enormous mining operation off Interstate 84 in Plainville’s southeastern corner that stretches halfway to Crescent Lake in Southington.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2025
Yet, mining practices for cobalt and nickel raise ethical and environmental concerns, so alternatives are being explored.
—Sahit Muja, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Gold mining, logging and dam construction devastated watersheds.
—Alastair Bland | Calmatters, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Tilcon for years has operated an enormous mining operation off Interstate 84 in Plainville’s southeastern corner that stretches halfway to Crescent Lake in Southington.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2025
Yet, mining practices for cobalt and nickel raise ethical and environmental concerns, so alternatives are being explored.
—Sahit Muja, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Gold mining, logging and dam construction devastated watersheds.
—Alastair Bland | Calmatters, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Mining.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mining. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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