Sentence examples for mined for their from inspiring English sources

"These might now be mined for their mineral crust, which contain rare earth metals.

In 2000 its main resource, fossilised bird droppings mined for their valuable phosphates, began to run out.

A few pyrite (iron disulfide) deposits mined for their sulfur content contain enough cobalt to warrant the extraction of the latter from the roasted residue.

Of the approximately 160 minerals that are known to contain rare earths, only four are currently mined for their rare earths: bastnasite, laterite clays, monazite, and loparite.

A US company has unveiled plans to launch a fleet of spacecraft to hunt for small asteroids that pass close to Earth which might one day be mined for their precious resources.

Single crystals of spodumene exceeding 13 metres (43 feet) in length were mined for their lithium content in the Black Hills of South Dakota, U.S. Spodumene is typically associated with microcline, albite, quartz, muscovite, lepidolite, beryl, and tourmaline.

-- Andrew Bird, "Words Will Tell" Reader Comments: I'm always interested in hearing about how melody-driven writers mine for their lyrics.

Strategists believe Mr. Gore has had difficulty in West Virginia because his environmental positions have alienated some who depend on mining for their livelihood, because hunters are nervous about his stands on gun control and because the Clinton administration's scandals have run afoul of the state's moral bent.

Poems are often mined for only their most quotable lines, which are then thrust into the mainstream.

— Jenna Krajeski Poems are often mined for only their most quotable lines, which are then thrust into the mainstream.

By Jenna Krajeski August 12 , 2008Poems are often mined for only their most quotable lines, which are then thrust into the mainstream.