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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Mineral mining

A body wave that travels through the interior of an elastic medium with particle motion perpendicular to the direction of propagation. Originally applied to earthquake seismology, where it was the ...

Chronolith

Mining; General mining

A body of rock established to serve as the material reference for all rocks formed during the same span of time. Each of its boundaries is synchronous. Chronostratigraphic units in order of ...

S wave

Mining; General mining

Autochthon

Mining; General mining

A body of rocks that remains at its site of origin, where it is rooted to its basement. Although not moved from their original site, autochthonous rocks may be mildly to considerably deformed. ...

Host rock

Mining; General mining

A body of rock serving as a host for other rocks or for mineral deposits; e.g., a pluton containing xenoliths, or any rock in which ore deposits occur. It is a somewhat more specific term than ...

Subterranean stream

Mining; General mining

A body of subsurface water flowing through a cave or a group of communicating caves, as in a karstic region.

Tension carriage

Mining; General mining

A bogie or frame carrying a pulley around which the rope of an endless rope haulage passes to be tensioned or tightened. The bogie moves on rails and may be kept taut by balance weights or placed on ...