1
: the process or business of working mines
2
: the activity or process of searching through large amounts of information for specific data or patterns
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Materials used for caskets and vaults are often made of wood, metal or concrete that require mining or tree cutting and huge amounts of energy to produce.
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Dorany Pineda, Fortune, 2 May 2026
The announcement comes amid broader economic changes following Maduro’s removal from power, including efforts by Rodríguez’s administration to open the oil and mining sectors to foreign investment and rebuild ties with the United States.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026
Materials used for caskets and vaults are often made of wood, metal or concrete that require mining or tree cutting and huge amounts of energy to produce.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
Our Land is a bracing film about the murder of Chuschagasta leader Javier Chocobar, whose community has been trying for years to exert its Indigenous land rights; he was killed in 2009 in a skirmish with three armed men trying to survey the area for mining efforts.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 May 2026
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Dorany Pineda, Fortune, 2 May 2026
The announcement comes amid broader economic changes following Maduro’s removal from power, including efforts by Rodríguez’s administration to open the oil and mining sectors to foreign investment and rebuild ties with the United States.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026
Materials used for caskets and vaults are often made of wood, metal or concrete that require mining or tree cutting and huge amounts of energy to produce.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
Our Land is a bracing film about the murder of Chuschagasta leader Javier Chocobar, whose community has been trying for years to exert its Indigenous land rights; he was killed in 2009 in a skirmish with three armed men trying to survey the area for mining efforts.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 May 2026
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“Mining.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mining. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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