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Mineral mining
The extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth for economic interests.
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proton
Mining; General mining
An elementary particle with a single positive electrical charge and a mass approx. 1,847 times that of an electron. The atomic number of an atom equals the number of protons in its nucleus.
pion
Mining; General mining
An elementary particle; the contraction of pi-meson. The mass of a charged pion is about 273 times that of an electron. An electrically neutral pion has a mass 264 times that of an electron.
seamount
Mining; General mining
An elevation of the sea floor, 1000 m or higher, either flat-topped (called a guyot) or peaked (called a seapeak). Seamounts may be either discrete, arranged in a linear or random grouping, or ...
gravity-discharge conveyor-elevator bucket
Mining; General mining
An elevator bucket designed to contain material on vertical lifts and scrape material along a trough on horizontal runs. Discharge is effected by gravity.
reject elevator
Mining; General mining
An elevator for removing and draining the reject from a washing appliance.
refuse elevator
Mining; General mining
An elevator for removing and draining the reject from a washing appliance.
middlings elevator
Mining; General mining
An elevator that removes material for further treatment or for disposal as an inferior product.
