dug up
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Essentially, for every 100 pounds of rock dug up, there are five pounds of rare earth oxides.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
PLS dug up a record 232,400 tons of spodumene concentrate in 3Q.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
He retrieved a backpack with water from his engine, sprayed into the ground with a couple gallons of water and dug up the dirt with his hand tool until he was satisfied it was cool.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026
The site had reportedly been dug up a few years ago before work was stalled.
From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026
So she dug up the ground, hoping to find a treasure.
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
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