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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The tariffs-sensitive autos and mining sectors led gains, jumping 1.4% and 1.1%, respectively.
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Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 27 June 2025
Then there are private mobile networks, which businesses own or lease for their specific needs, such as on a mining site or inside a manufacturing plant.
—Stephen Farrugia, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
For anyone open to venturing outside Sedona, there are some memorable day trips, from the Grand Canyon to Jerome, an old copper mining town built into a mountain.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 27 June 2025
The theme on July 31 is Summer Rocks an interactive geology presentation and rock mining craft.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025
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Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 27 June 2025
Then there are private mobile networks, which businesses own or lease for their specific needs, such as on a mining site or inside a manufacturing plant.
—Stephen Farrugia, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
For anyone open to venturing outside Sedona, there are some memorable day trips, from the Grand Canyon to Jerome, an old copper mining town built into a mountain.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 27 June 2025
The theme on July 31 is Summer Rocks an interactive geology presentation and rock mining craft.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025
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“Mining.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mining. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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