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hardrock

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hardrock [ˈhɑːdˌrɒk] Canadian
adj
(Mining & Quarrying) (of mining) concerned with extracting minerals other than coal, usually from solid rock
n
Slang a tough uncompromising man


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They focus on Sudbury, Ontario--the largest hardrock mining center in North America, and one of the world's richest nickel reserves--since globalization came to town during the 1970s.
Meanwhile, the Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced plans to require hardrock mining companies to post bonds to guarantee that the companies, not taxpayers, foot the bill for toxic cleanups.
Upon learning this, my first reaction was that this book will be of little use to me as a hardrock geologist who looks at mineral industry drill cores.
 
 
 
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