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...
noxious gas nozzle brick nozzleman NPN process NQ N rod bit N-truss nubber nuclear-assisted mining nuclear log nuclear magnetism log nuclear magnetometer...
now replaced by face conveyors. Syn: Barry mining. noumeite See: garnierite. novackite A monoclinic mineral, (Cu,Ag) (sub 21) As (sub 10) ; pseudotetragonal;...
parallel to a good cleavage, the luster resembling that of pearls. nacrite A monoclinic mineral, Al (sub 2) Si (sub 2) O (sub 5) (OH) (sub 4) ; kaolinite-serpentine...
portion of the public mineral lands that a miner, for mining purposes, takes hold of and possesses in accordance with mining laws. b. A mining claim is...
contain a sufficient tonnage of amenable valuable mineral to justify the mining enterprise. The British Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, which regulates...
sulfide ores. A salt or ester of xanthic acid made of an alcohol, carbon disulfide, and an alkali. xanthiosite A monoclinic mineral, Ni (sub 3) (AsO (sub 4)...
coal mining, bituminous coal mining, and metal mining, to designate one who operates a loading machine consisting of a small hoisting engine and a cable-drawn...
d. N. of Eng. A junior official responsible for safety precautions and mining operations in a face district. e. N. of Eng. A person who fixes and withdraws...
days of mining in the Western United States following the gold rush of 1849, as an outgrowth of the desire of a prospector to develop a mineral deposit...