A Warrior's Heart, Chapter 12
There was also three compact terraforming units, usually used to establish an atmosphere on an asteroid for use in mining operations to keep the miners from having to wear the bulky eva suits.
The Patchwork Soldier Part III
Sure the miners could synthesize the bare necessities; water, air, and a minimum of food, but this was no ordinary infant. it'd require large amounts of highly nutritious food to stay healthy. food the miners could hardly spare.
With These Broken Wings: Chapter 3
The scales should have come away whole and still rich with the minerals that he should have ingested while growing a new set.
With These Broken Wings: Chapter 2
He would eat well and gorge himself, he would bask in the open air and sun and he would find rich minerals packed in the earth where he could.
OR: RaiRaijin's Kobolds
Kobolds prosper under the guidance of the keturaga's wisdom, teaching them innovative ways of mining such as hushing to reveal mineral deposits or crushing down stone then sifting it in a sieve to extract metal dusts.
The Anthrotransformers - Chapter 2: 'First' Training
Tactical influence could be following: weapon industry, minerals, food supplies, nature energy (like windmills and solar energy catchers) and few military bases which hadn't been enough protected.
Velocity Raptor (Ch. 1)
"it usually does, but these are special nanites, they'll replicate using trace minerals in your blood stream. they take longer to take hold, but they need less injection, and they don't need booster doses every week." "wait... so they're permanent?
COYOTKA AND THE FORGE OF HEPHAESTUS Ch.1
Then a thought hit her, _what is this mineral anyways_. at the same time, the stone slipped from her paws and splashed into the water, then slid down her tummy, and finally landed between her legs. she reached for it quickly and felt a strange chill.
Trouble with Kobolds
Isca looked at the supports and said, "kobolds are miners but they usually don't get this sophisticated with their tunnels. could it be whatever is leading them is teaching them, showing them how to mine more efficiently?" "who cares?
Between Winters, part XIV
He had fought scores of the underground dwellers that lurked in the vitellium mines, carnivores that preyed on careless miners. still, he would be happy to laugh in their mutated faces - if only he had ever been known to laugh.
Daemon - Chapter 20 (Shaman)
The zangarians that moved down here, many of them experienced miners, identified an area rich with valuable minerals. it had been a huge gamble risking their future on the possibility of a potential mine site. but it had paid off. the town had thrived.
Vadim Chapter 14: Power of the Gods
"on top of it being very warm, i have put many herbs and minerals inside of the water to help with the healing process. soak in here for one hour, and then you should be able to move around quite well."