mining

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In California, the rollback could pave the way for more farming, mining, logging and drilling in areas that were once forbidden due to the potential for wildlife habitat destruction.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2026

The most important thing is to ensure that once the mining has been conducted, the habitat can be returned to a state where the desert rain frog can inhabit it, he said.

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2026

But such mining of meaning out of the mundane is put into startling perspective by something like the death of a child.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 9, 2026

And mining giant Australia is estimated to hold as much as 28 percent of the world's uranium resource, according to the World Nuclear Association.

From Barron's • Jul. 8, 2026

“That must be a mining operation,” said Roz.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown