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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This involves assessing how your business operates today, mining and modeling your processes, determining who is responsible for each task, and recognizing the technology currently in use for efficient execution.
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Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
In the late 1800s, nonnative trout–rainbows, browns, and brookies—were introduced throughout Colorado’s rivers and lakes during the metal and mining boom, for food and sport, often in areas that once provided habitat for native cutthroat populations.
—Jamie Siebrase, Denver Post, 22 July 2025
Marble dust and runoff from the mining process contaminates waterways and damages the land.
—Meara Sharma, The Dial, 22 July 2025
Coal mining company Peabody Midwest Mining submitted comments saying certain coal-burning utility regulations are being reconsidered by the U.S. EPA following the agency’s deregulation push under President Donald Trump and IDEM should follow suit.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 22 July 2025
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Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
In the late 1800s, nonnative trout–rainbows, browns, and brookies—were introduced throughout Colorado’s rivers and lakes during the metal and mining boom, for food and sport, often in areas that once provided habitat for native cutthroat populations.
—Jamie Siebrase, Denver Post, 22 July 2025
Marble dust and runoff from the mining process contaminates waterways and damages the land.
—Meara Sharma, The Dial, 22 July 2025
Coal mining company Peabody Midwest Mining submitted comments saying certain coal-burning utility regulations are being reconsidered by the U.S. EPA following the agency’s deregulation push under President Donald Trump and IDEM should follow suit.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 22 July 2025
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“Mining.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mining. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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