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

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lift pump

Mining; General mining

A pump for lifting to its own level, as distinguished from a force pump. A suction pump.

bucket pump

Mining; General mining

A pump for lifting to its own level, as distinguished from a force pump. A suction pump.

A pump generally of simple construction and heavy design since slurry presents a difficult pumping problem owing to its erosive action. This type pump is generally of the single-stage type as heads ...

working on air

Mining; General mining

A pump is said to be working on air when air is sucked up with the water.

self-priming centrifugal pump

Mining; General mining

A pump of the centrifugal type that combines in a single hydraulic stage and with a single hydraulic impeller and casing the dual ability to pump, under vacuum, either liquids or gases. These pumps ...