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"But another important and growing driver is mining and extractives for gold, for coal, and increasingly for the metals and minerals required for the renewable energy transition," Matson said.

From Barron's • Oct. 14, 2025

One of the lab’s postdocs, Anjana Karawita, is mining stored samples from trapped birds for genomic analyses that should yield the first data on JEV exposure in wild birds in the country.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 21, 2023

"What is rare is mining capacity, lithium refining, and conversion capacity."

From Salon • Sep. 7, 2023

The company is mining flight data to assess and identify accident risks before anything goes wrong.

From Seattle Times • May 24, 2023

The principal industry of the state is mining, the mineral wealth of the mountain ranges of the north being enormous.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various