General mining

General mining

General mining related terms and definitions in minerals and related activities.

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insert reaming shell

Mining; General mining

A reaming shell, the reaming diamonds of which are inset in shaped, hard, metal plates brazed into grooves cut into the outside surface of the shell.

A recently developed process for use in fine-particle flotation. The underlying principle is the use of a finely ground (minus 325-mesh) auxiliary mineral as a carrier for the fine particles to be ...

reciprocating flight conveyor

Mining; General mining

A reciprocating beam or beams with hinged flights arranged to advance bulk material along a conveyor trough.

bar channeler

Mining; General mining

A reciprocating drill mounted on a bar by means of which holes are drilled close together in line by shifting the drill from point to point along the bar. Thereafter, the webs between the holes are ...

shaker-conveyor engine

Mining; General mining

A reciprocating engine operated by compressed air which is used to impart the reciprocating motion to a shaker conveyor panline.

Simplex pump

Mining; General mining

A reciprocating single- or double-action piston pump having one water cylinder.

rim flying

Mining; General mining

A reconnaissance method in which a plane follows an outcrop along steep canyon walls, keeping where possible within 50 ft (15 m) of the face of the cliff. This type of prospecting has been successful ...