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Liquid dump bailer

Mining; General mining

A bailer used in borehole-cementation work, provided with a valving device that empties the contents of the bailer (cement) at the bottom of a borehole.

Thiobacillus ferrooxidans

Mining; General mining

A bacterial strain that catalyses the oxidation of ferrous iron (Fe +2 ) to ferric iron (Fe +3 ).

Dump bailer

Mining; General mining

A bailer used in borehole-cementation work, provided with a valving device that empties the contents of the bailer (cement) at the bottom of a borehole.

Thiobacillus thiooxidans

Mining; General mining

A bacterial strain that catalyses the oxidation of sulphur to sulphate (SO 4 -2 ).

Nital

Mining; General mining

A 5% solution of nitric acid in absolute ethyl or methyl alcohol, used for the general etching of normal carbon steels.

Clay back

Mining; General mining

A back slip in a coal seam containing a clayey deposit. See also: back slip.

Shuttle

Mining; General mining

A back-and-forth motion of a machine that continues to face in one direction.

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