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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Cases so far have been mostly detected in two mining towns, called Mongwalu and Rwampara, where many people come and go for work.
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Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 16 May 2026
That means testing for all the different dairy products over the years and all of the ingredient information was ripe for data-mining.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 May 2026
Angola does not plan to pursue punitive measures against mining companies such as export quotas or bans in order to bolster its domestic mining industry, a senior minerals minister said.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 15 May 2026
Meanwhile, mining stocks were among those hit hardest by Friday's sell-off.
—Hugh Leask,joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 15 May 2026
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Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 16 May 2026
That means testing for all the different dairy products over the years and all of the ingredient information was ripe for data-mining.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 May 2026
Angola does not plan to pursue punitive measures against mining companies such as export quotas or bans in order to bolster its domestic mining industry, a senior minerals minister said.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 15 May 2026
Meanwhile, mining stocks were among those hit hardest by Friday's sell-off.
—Hugh Leask,joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 15 May 2026
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“Mining.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mining. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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