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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Many of those books are related to architecture, mining and railroads – the things San Francisco needed to rebuild.
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Sneha Dhandapani, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
The biggest gains for job-hoppers were seen in industries with high labor competition, such as construction, natural resources, and mining.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 30 May 2026
As a result, many people living near Mavecure have gotten out of gold mining, which polluted the jungle rivers with mercury and sediment, to work as tour guides, operate restaurants and hostels, or sell arts and crafts.
—John Otis, NPR, 30 May 2026
Probably a mixture of disgust for the resource mining and admiration for the use of collective action.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 May 2026
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Sneha Dhandapani, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
The biggest gains for job-hoppers were seen in industries with high labor competition, such as construction, natural resources, and mining.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 30 May 2026
As a result, many people living near Mavecure have gotten out of gold mining, which polluted the jungle rivers with mercury and sediment, to work as tour guides, operate restaurants and hostels, or sell arts and crafts.
—John Otis, NPR, 30 May 2026
Probably a mixture of disgust for the resource mining and admiration for the use of collective action.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 May 2026
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“Mining.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mining. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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