Mining Dictionary
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Ore
An ore is a rock which contains mineral and which can be used for economical extraction of metal after processing to separate mineral from gangue.
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Geology
Tags:
Mineral
Rock
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Rejection
When excavating a useful mineral, the uneconomic rock or mineral associated with it which has to be excavated and discarded is called rejection, dirt or waste in coal mining practice and gangue in metal mining practice.
Categories:
Geology
Mining Waste
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Waste Rock
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Rock
A rock may be composed of one mineral only, but is usually a mechanical mixture or aggregate of two or more minerals.
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Geology
Tags:
Rock
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Seam
A seam is a mineral deposit limited by two, more or less parallel planes, a shape which is typical of sedimentary rocks.
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Geology
Tags:
Rock
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Vein
Vein is a crack in the earth's crust filled with mineral.
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Geology
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