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Mining
Of or pertaining to the process or business of extracting materials, such as ore or minerals, from the earth's crust.
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spin-off
Financial services; General Finance
A company can create an independent company from an existing part of the company by selling or distributing new shares in the so-called spin-off.
withholding tax
Financial services; General Finance
A tax levied by a country of source on income paid, usually on dividends remitted to the home country of the firm operating in a foreign country.
glutes
Sports; Bicycle & electric bicycle
the gluteal muscles of the buttocks. They are key to pedaling power.
check curtain
Energy; Coal
A usually temporary curtain, often called a brattice cloth, hung and used to ventilate the air current to a suitable place within the mine.