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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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Gangway cable
Mining; General mining
A cable designed to be installed horizontally (or nearly so) for power circuits in mine gangways and entries.
Armoured cable
Mining; General mining
A cable that is wrapped with metal, usually steel wires or tapes, primarily for physical protection.
Carbolite
Mining; General mining
A byproduct in iron smelting, consisting of calcium-aluminum silicon carbide; used as a substitute for calcium carbide.
Bedford Limestone
Mining; General mining
A calcarenite that contains ooliths and fossil debris (such as bryozoan and foraminiferal fragments) and that has a quartz content not exceeding 10%. Type locality: Spergen Hill, situated a few miles ...
Spergenite
Mining; General mining
A calcarenite that contains ooliths and fossil debris (such as bryozoan and foraminiferal fragments) and that has a quartz content not exceeding 10%. Type locality: Spergen Hill, situated a few miles ...
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