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miner

[mahy-ner] / ˈmaɪ nər /
NOUN
digger
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It urged the miner to explore all strategic options, including a sale.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

U.S. tungsten supplier Elmet Group agreed to acquire a 4.99% stake in Vietnamese miner Masan High-Tech Materials for about $125 million.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Copper and iron ore miner Anglo American is an especially clear example of mining’s importance for industrial capacity expansion, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Like the others who had been detained, the young man, in his 20s, is an artisanal miner, eking out a living searching for precious metals at mine sites.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

“I’m sorry you had to see that,” the old miner tells me.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz

The Strait of Hormuz closure has forced Asian countries to buy more coal as an alternative to disrupted gas supplies, analysts and miners said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

By his side, the regional mining and geology director, Souleymane Sanogo, took aim at a climate of indulgence which allows irregular miners to thrive.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Burkina Faso's government says the new plant should eventually be capable of refining all the gold produced by both its industrial mines and artisanal miners.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Precious metal miners Fresnillo, Hochschild Mining and Endeavour Mining all gain over 1.2%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

It didn’t keep them from showing up, but I saw some of the miners had brought their helmets with them.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam




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