mining
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He said his dad was "very career-orientated", who started out as an apprentice in Cwmbran before rising through the ranks to become a mining engineer, working across Scotland, the North East, Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
“We anticipate this trend will continue, with a particular focus on areas such as mining, quarrying, construction and defense.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Missile defense systems, orbital data centers, asteroid mining and Mars colonies: The final frontier beckons with untold riches and glory that Rocket Lab and others are racing to claim.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
The Justice family runs a sprawling coal mining enterprise that extends across the South.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
They were wild mountains, inhabited by wild creatures: slate-colored trolls, hairy wild-men, strayed wodwos, mountain goats and mining gnomes, hermits and exiles and the occasional peak-witch.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
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