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Mineral mining
The extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth for economic interests.
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Bellcrank drive
Mining; General mining
A device used to drive an auxiliary shaker conveyor without changing the direction of the main conveyor. It consists essentially of two driving arms, placed at right angles to each other and ...
Plumbline
Mining; General mining
A device used to produce a vertical line between a survey instrument and the reference point over (or sometimes under, in underground work) which it is set. Special plumblines are used in a vertical ...
Miniature current metre
Mining; General mining
A device used to measure the passage of current past a probe on each blade of a propeller type, or each cup of a price-type metre by detecting the change of electrical resistance between that probe ...
Whole body counter
Mining; General mining
A device used to identify and to measure the radiation in the body (body burden) of humans and animals. Uses heavy shielding to keep out background radiation, ultrasensitive scintillation detectors, ...
Rain gauge
Mining; General mining
A device used to measure precipitation (melted snow, sleet, or hail as well as rain). It consists of a receiving funnel, a collecting vessel, and a measuring cylinder.
Snow gauge
Mining; General mining
A device used to measure precipitation (melted snow, sleet, or hail as well as rain). It consists of a receiving funnel, a collecting vessel, and a measuring cylinder.
Pluviometer
Mining; General mining
A device used to measure precipitation (melted snow, sleet, or hail as well as rain). It consists of a receiving funnel, a collecting vessel, and a measuring cylinder.
