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Adhesion
Construction; Heavy & civil
The ability of soil to stick to buckets, blades, and other parts of excavators.
Breakout wrench
Construction; Heavy & civil
The breakout wrench is a tool used to loosen pipe, stabilizer, and drill bit joints on the (blast hole) drills.
Open-cut
Construction; Heavy & civil
A method of excavation in which the working area is kept open to the sky. Used to distinguish from cut-and-cover and underground workings.
Ore pad
Construction; Heavy & civil
An area designated to stockpile various grades of minerals prior to crushing or processing through a mill.
Ore rock
Construction; Heavy & civil
Earth containing workable quantities of a mineral or minerals of commercial value.
Outrigger
Construction; Heavy & civil
An outward extension of a frame which is supported by a jack or block used to increase stability.
