hardrock
Britishadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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This type of lithium removal is different from traditional hardrock mining or evaporation ponds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
And it covers more than 90 percent of hardrock mines in the country.
From Salon ● Feb. 16, 2023
Grijalva and Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., introduced legislation to modernize the 1872 law that governs hardrock mining in the U.S.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 2022
Unlike natural gas or coal mining, where operators must pay for the privilege of extracting minerals, no such rules bind hardrock mining.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 13, 2016
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 Dane Coolidge
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