extraction

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Their health should be at the forefront as the public and private sectors plan future water changes, extraction projects and other development near the Salton Sea.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Last year, it ranked eighth worldwide in terms of copper extraction volume, behind global giants such as BHP Group, Glencore Plc and Rio Tinto, according to industry statistics.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Adoption of the company’s AI tools is rising among customers, particularly for credit reviews, credit monitoring, auto spreading and the locate-and-file capability, which allows for the automated extraction and filing of documents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

About 30% of the world’s helium supply is sourced from Qatar, produced as a byproduct of local natural gas extraction.

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026

But the Dreamers have improved themselves, and the damming of seas for voltage, the extraction of coal, the transmuting of oil into food, have enabled an expansion in plunder with no known precedent.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates