quarrying
noun
quar·ry·ing
ˈkwȯr-ē-iŋ 
ˈkwär-
: the business, occupation, or act of extracting useful material (such as building stone) from quarries
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Ushering in an era marked by recovery, agriculture and viticulture flourished again, alongside mining and granite quarrying.
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Valentina Di Donato, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
The Ta’ang National Liberation Army, or TNLA, an ethnic armed group that controls the Namhkam area, said Sunday's blast involved gelignite used in local mining and stone quarrying.
—ABC News, 1 June 2026
The province’s economy is largely driven by its oil and gas extraction, as well as mining and quarrying.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 5 May 2026
Gift this article Mali is establishing a mining task force with judicial powers to oversee gold mining and quarrying sites in the West African nation.
—Diakaridia Dembele, Bloomberg, 12 Mar. 2026
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Valentina Di Donato, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
The Ta’ang National Liberation Army, or TNLA, an ethnic armed group that controls the Namhkam area, said Sunday's blast involved gelignite used in local mining and stone quarrying.
—ABC News, 1 June 2026
The province’s economy is largely driven by its oil and gas extraction, as well as mining and quarrying.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 5 May 2026
Gift this article Mali is establishing a mining task force with judicial powers to oversee gold mining and quarrying sites in the West African nation.
—Diakaridia Dembele, Bloomberg, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Quarrying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quarrying. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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