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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In a major mining region of Ukraine, President Trump’s proposal to collect profits from mineral wealth is meeting a mix of skepticism and weary acceptance.
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Nataliya Vasilyeva, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Activists and scientists opposed to current deep sea mining plans point out that such operations could lead to irreversible damage to ocean ecosystems, and that the risks aren't fully clear yet.
—New Atlas, 5 Apr. 2025
President Tshisekedi, who has compared the situation in his country to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, recently mentioned being open to a mining deal with the U.S., but has not said if reciprocal issues, like security assurances, are part of that.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 3 Apr. 2025
Christmas Island Shire President Gordon Thomson told The Associated Press that trade between the island and the U.S. is nonexistent other than the exchange of mining equipment through Tractors Singapore.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 3 Apr. 2025
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Nataliya Vasilyeva, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Activists and scientists opposed to current deep sea mining plans point out that such operations could lead to irreversible damage to ocean ecosystems, and that the risks aren't fully clear yet.
—New Atlas, 5 Apr. 2025
President Tshisekedi, who has compared the situation in his country to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, recently mentioned being open to a mining deal with the U.S., but has not said if reciprocal issues, like security assurances, are part of that.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 3 Apr. 2025
Christmas Island Shire President Gordon Thomson told The Associated Press that trade between the island and the U.S. is nonexistent other than the exchange of mining equipment through Tractors Singapore.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Mining.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mining. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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