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mining

noun as in excavating

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The temptation, this time, goes beyond scientific curiosity to colonization, mining rare elements and using the moon as a waystation to Mars.

Ghana has banned all foreigners from trading in its local gold market as part of efforts to boost national revenue and streamline the country's mining sector.

From BBC

Graham says he first got into mining due to the Channel Tunnel: "I was just asked if I wanted to go down the tunnel being a local labourer."

From BBC

Canada, for its part, has offered to work with US companies on joint mining partnerships.

From BBC

Trump just announced that he's bringing back coal mining in a big way, so that presents some excellent possibilities as well.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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