Mineral mining

Mineral mining

The extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth for economic interests.

Industry: Mining

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Bottom belt conveyor

Mining; General mining

A belt conveyor that carries the coal or ore on the lower strand; often used where height is limited.

Troughed belt

Mining; General mining

A belt conveyor in which the carrying side is made to form a shallow trough by means of troughing idlers.

Stocking conveyor

Mining; General mining

A belt conveyor in a blending system that receives bulk materials for delivery to the stacker conveyor.

Chain-selvage belt

Mining; General mining

A belt in which the carrying section may be made up of rubber or fabric, woven metal, or other material and along each edge of which is fastened an endless chain with a suitable attachment. The ...

Classical washout

Mining; General mining

A belt of barren ground or thin coal produced by the erosion of a seam by rivers that flowed during or soon after the deposition of the coal. These erosion channels are now filled with sandy ...