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mining

[mahy-ning] / ˈmaɪ nɪŋ /


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The Greenland government approved the transfer of the remaining 50.5% stake in the Tanbreez mining project to Critical Metals, the company said Friday.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

Executives from mining company MP Materials were summoned to the Pentagon last April in a moment of crisis for Washington.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

If lithium can be recovered from shale or from leftover industrial materials, it could reduce the need for new mining operations.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026

His father was an explosives engineer for a mining company in a little-known part of northern Spain, his mother worked in a department store.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

And she needed an army of mighty animals to guide the sinking station so it would crash down onto the mining robot.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown




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