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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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Mineral mining
steam shovel
Mining; General mining
An excavating machine in which a large dipper is operated by steam power. Used for stripping purposes and in open-pit mining, esp. for iron and coal. A similar shovel is now operated by electricity, ...
through cut
Mining; General mining
An excavation between parallel banks that begins and ends at original grade.
slush pit
Mining; General mining
An excavation dug near a drill to form a reservoir in which the returns from a borehole are collected and stored.
drill sump
Mining; General mining
An excavation dug near a drill to form a reservoir in which the returns from a borehole are collected and stored.
mud pit
Mining; General mining
An excavation dug near a drill to form a reservoir in which the returns from a borehole are collected and stored.
sludge pit
Mining; General mining
An excavation dug near a drill to form a reservoir in which the returns from a borehole are collected and stored.
slush pond
Mining; General mining
An excavation dug near a drill to form a reservoir in which the returns from a borehole are collected and stored.
