Following is a list of terms contained in the former U.S. Bureau of Mines Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms, a publication in the public...
fraction A portion of an unconsolidated sediment or of a crushed consolidated rock sample or of a crushed ore or mineral sample that has been separated...
mineral, CaB (sub 3) O (sub 5) (OH) ; colorless; fluoresces brownish-yellow under UV light; Mohs hardness, 6; associated with halite, anhydrite, and howlite...
exploit mineral wealth in a specified area by approved methods in accordance with the ruling laws and regulations. f. A claim on mineral lands. mining compass...
small amounts of mineral. b. One who picks over old mine workings. Fossicking is casual and unsystematic mining. c. Aust. A sort of mining gleaner who overhauls...
temperature mining mining advancing mining camp mining captain mining case mining claim mining compass mining dial mining disaster mining disease mining district...
F fabianite Fabian system fabric fabricator fabric element fabric-type dust collector face face-airing face area face belt conveyor face belt joints face...
Loading of mineral into mine trucks; shoveling onto conveyors; gob stowing; packing old stopes with waste. f. Material such as waste, sand, ashes, and other...
contain a sufficient tonnage of amenable valuable mineral to justify the mining enterprise. The British Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, which regulates...
tetragonal mineral, Na (sub 5) Al (sub 3) F (sub 14) ; massive; granular; occurs with cryolite. chip a. Small fragment of a diamond, usually thin and tabular...