Terminology Flashcards

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Mining engineering

A

practice of applying engineering principles

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2
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Gangue

A

commercially valueless material in which ore is found

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ore

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naturally occuring solid material from which metal or valuable materials can be extracte

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4
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waste

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the material associated with an ore that must be mined in order to extract the ore

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5
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Run of mine (ROM)

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mined ore of a size that can be processed without further crushing-often contains valueless materials associated with it

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Orebody

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connected mass of ore in a mine or suitable for mining

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7
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deposit

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volume or a region containing several orebodies

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