General mining

General mining

General mining related terms and definitions in minerals and related activities.

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Joy extensible conveyor

Mining; General mining

A belt conveyor to serve between a loader or continuous miner and the main transport. It consists of two main units, a head and a tail section, each mounted on crawler tracks and independently ...

A bell-shaped or hollow, tubular device filled with wax or other water-resistant plastic materials, which is lowered onto an article resting on the bottom of a borehole. The plastic material moulds ...

Wing belt tripper

Mining; General mining

A belt conveyor tripper having auxiliary conveyors extending laterally to one or both sides to provide wider distribution of bulk material being discharged.

Troughed belt conveyor

Mining; General mining

A belt conveyor with the belt edges elevated on the carrying run to form a trough by conforming to the shape of the troughed carrying idlers or other supporting surface.