mining engineer
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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It’s harder to find skilled labor and there is now a lengthy wait list for equipment, said Deysel, a geophysicist and mining engineer who has previously worked at various mines across Africa.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026
Hoover was a self-made man, having earned a degree in engineering as a member of the first graduating class of Stanford University and making a fortune as a mining engineer.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2024
In the 1960s, an American mining engineer named John Mero publicized a tantalizing idea: that these nodules were an untapped fortune ready for the taking.
From Salon • Aug. 19, 2024
Her father was a mining engineer and native New Yorker who settled in Spokane after a stop in Vancouver, B.C.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 28, 2024
Haynes was a mining engineer who became fascinated by archaeology during a stint in the air force.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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