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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Trump signs order to boost deep-sea mining U.S. President Donald Trump signed on Thursday a sweeping executive order to jump-start the controversial practice of deep-sea mining, which uses heavy machinery to remove minerals and metals from the seabed.
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2025
The introduction of hydraulic mining during the Gold Rush washed away vast chunks of the landscape, particularly in Yuba County, flushing tons of sediment into the river system and ultimately reshaping the rivers themselves.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2025
The risk is that the United States becomes involved in or worsens the militia violence, corruption, exploitation and rights abuses surrounding the mining and trade of east Congo's riches.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Apr. 2025
Climate The world has no rulebook for deep-sea mining.
—Julia Simon, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2025
The introduction of hydraulic mining during the Gold Rush washed away vast chunks of the landscape, particularly in Yuba County, flushing tons of sediment into the river system and ultimately reshaping the rivers themselves.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2025
The risk is that the United States becomes involved in or worsens the militia violence, corruption, exploitation and rights abuses surrounding the mining and trade of east Congo's riches.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Apr. 2025
Climate The world has no rulebook for deep-sea mining.
—Julia Simon, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Mining.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mining. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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