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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Keweenaw National Historic Park encompasses both public and private sites throughout the Keweenaw Peninsula in the Upper Peninsula and features heritage sites from the area's copper mining history.
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Aepnus’s process doesn’t replace virgin mining.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
However, surging production, led principally by Chinese mining companies, had cratered the price to a nine-year low, leading the DRC to impose the restrictions and in turn drawing ire from producers.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2025
While some communities do want to get rid of the mining industry altogether, others see potential benefits of regulated mining to promote prosperity at home.
—Xanthe Scharff, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Aepnus’s process doesn’t replace virgin mining.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
However, surging production, led principally by Chinese mining companies, had cratered the price to a nine-year low, leading the DRC to impose the restrictions and in turn drawing ire from producers.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2025
While some communities do want to get rid of the mining industry altogether, others see potential benefits of regulated mining to promote prosperity at home.
—Xanthe Scharff, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mining
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“Mining.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mining. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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