mining
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The criminal probe was a significant escalation in the yearslong effort to police serial pollution offenses by Virginia-based Southern Coal and dozens of affiliated mining operations controlled by the family.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
The current Ebola outbreak originated in Mongbwalu, a mining town in Congo’s Ituri province.
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026
For years, rare earths attracted little attention outside mining circles.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
The last outstanding proposal for opencast coal mining in the UK has been rejected.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
When the mining day was done, everyone walked together toward the mill.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
Vocabulary lists containing mining
The United States
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