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hardrock

British  
/ ˈhɑːdˌrɒk /

adjective

  1. (of mining) concerned with extracting minerals other than coal, usually from solid rock

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noun

  1. slang a tough uncompromising man

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And it covers more than 90 percent of hardrock mines in the country.

From Salon • Feb. 16, 2023

“The clean energy transition cannot be built on dirty mining,” said Lauren Pagel, policy director of Earthworks, an environmental group that has pushed for stronger restrictions on hardrock mining.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2022

It also invests $3 billion in a Civilian Climate Corps, $9.5 billion for Great Lakes restoration and climate resiliency projects, and $2.5 billion to clean up abandoned hardrock mines.

From Reuters • Sep. 10, 2021

Onshore oil, gas, coal and other hardrock mining on federal lands generated about $496 million for the U.S.

From Scientific American • Jul. 13, 2018

It was the form of dismissal for the hardrock miners whose earnings he was wont to take, but Rimrock was not particular.

From Rimrock Jones by Coolidge, Dane