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miner

[mahy-ner] / ˈmaɪ nər /
NOUN
digger
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The recent sharp selloff in gold miner stocks has created opportunities for investors to buy at bargain prices if the appetite for gold flips back to bullish, as history suggests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Copper miner Antofagasta and diversified miner Anglo American are both down around 4.2%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Shares of lithium miner Albemarle jumped 7% while aluminum producer Alcoa dipped 0.7%.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

Craig, who joined BHP in 1999, had previously led the miner’s Western Australia iron-ore business, which for years was the engine of profits for the global miner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

There was an eyewitness, a miner waiting for a ride at the gas station across the street.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam