Mining Dictionary
Total Terms:
14
Bed Rock
Bed Rock is any rock lying in the position in which it was formed; it is therefore not broken up.
Categories:
Geology
Tags:
Rock
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Country Rock
Country Rock of an orebody is that rock which is predominant in the area and which contains ore body.
Categories:
Geology
Tags:
Rock
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Drill Rig
A machine used to create boreholes or shafts in the ground.
Categories:
Mining Equipment
Tags:
Borehole
Machine
Drilling
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Flotation
A mineral processing method used to separate and concentrate ores by altering their surfaces.
Categories:
Mineral Processing
Tags:
Drilling
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Geology
The word Geology means science of the earth and deals with the nature and origin of the rocks that constitute the earth.
Categories:
Geology
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Mineral
A mineral is a homogeneous and naturally occurring substance having definite physical properties and a composition that may be expressed by a chemical formula.
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Geology
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Mineral Deposit
A mineral deposit is a rock or mineral that is of economic value and repays it extraction from the earth.
Categories:
Geology
Tags:
Rock
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Mining
Mining is the process of excavating minerals of economics value from the earth's crust for benefit of mankind.
Categories:
Geology
Tags:
Excavation
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Open-Pit Mining
A surface mining technique where a large pit is excavated to access ore.
Categories:
Mining Methods
Tags:
Surface
Excavation
Pit
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