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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Prospectus

Mining; General mining

A preliminary printed statement describing a business or other enterprise, and distributed to prospective buyers, investors, or participants, giving detailed information concerning the company's ...

Double-action press

Mining; General mining

A press handling two operations each revolution. It carries two rams, one inside the other, so actuated that one motion immediately follows the other.

Double-roll press

Mining; General mining

A press in which pressure is applied by the mating of one or more pairs of indented rolls of equal diameter, revolving in opposite directions.

Plunger press

Mining; General mining

A press in which the pressure is applied by a plunger, with a reciprocating motion, to charges of feed contained in moulds in a vertical or horizontal table.

Belgian press

Mining; General mining

A press in which pressure is applied by the mating of one or more pairs of indented rolls of equal diameter, revolving in opposite directions.

Clino

Mining; General mining

A prefix to the name of a mineral species or group to indicate monoclinic symmetry as opposed to "ortho" indicating orthorhombic symmetry. See the root mineral name.