They are able to extract minerals from the rock that would kill other species.

It was a dirty job extracting minerals from rock, so he had heard.

Its business is the old-fashioned one of extracting oil, gas, and minerals.

Limestone is a major mineral extracted in the district.

They have been known to collect on saline soils to extract minerals.

A stamp mill is used to crush ore in order to extract minerals.

They've got their roots in the sea and they extract minerals and create new tissues out of them.

The countryside is inhospitable, with minerals extracted from the salt lake being a major source of income.

Vast territories were turned over to growing cash crops and extracting minerals for Western interests.

The mine stayed in the hands of the Winthrop family until 1784 despite difficulties extracting minerals and its poor financial return.