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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Yes, but: The mining industry supported the guidance but criticized Treasury for limiting the credit to producers who also refine materials.
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Daniel Moore, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
The bureau, known as the BLM, manages mining, hunting, recreation, timber harvesting, oil drilling and more across an area more than 50 times larger than New Jersey, nearly all of it in the West.
—Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 23 Oct. 2024
The extensive computational power required for mining operations is both environmentally and economically unsustainable.
—Eric Solis, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
The mining sector came under particular pressure in 2018 as the then-president hit European steel and aluminum exports with tariffs.
—Jason Ma, Fortune Europe, 21 Oct. 2024
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Daniel Moore, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
The bureau, known as the BLM, manages mining, hunting, recreation, timber harvesting, oil drilling and more across an area more than 50 times larger than New Jersey, nearly all of it in the West.
—Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 23 Oct. 2024
The extensive computational power required for mining operations is both environmentally and economically unsustainable.
—Eric Solis, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
The mining sector came under particular pressure in 2018 as the then-president hit European steel and aluminum exports with tariffs.
—Jason Ma, Fortune Europe, 21 Oct. 2024
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 Oct. 2024.
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