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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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Orogen
Mining; General mining
A belt of deformed rocks, in many places accompanied by metamorphic and plutonic rocks; e.g., the Appalachian orogen or the Alpine orogen.
Troughing idler
Mining; General mining
A belt idler having two or more rolls arranged to turn up the edges of the belt so as to form the belt into a trough.
Paddle loader
Mining; General mining
A belt loader equipped with chain-driven paddles that move loose material to the belt.
Bucket elevator belt
Mining; General mining
A belt fabricated for bucket elevator use, to which an elevator bucket is attached.
Balata belt
Mining; General mining
A belt with normal multi-ply construction, and in which balata is used to impregnate the plies and provide cover. It cannot be used in high temperatures but possesses a very high resistance to water ...
Territorial sea
Mining; General mining
A belt of sea, not exceeding 12 nmi (22.2 km) in breadth, lying beyond its land territory and internal waters and, in the case of an archipelagic State, its archipelagic waters, in which a coastal ...
