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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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Blasting cap
Mining; General mining
A cap specially insulated to ensure reliability of firing when used in wet work.
Chalcotrichite
Mining; General mining
A capillary variety of cuprite in fine, slender interlacing fibrous crystals.
Cuprite
Mining; General mining
A capillary variety of cuprite in fine, slender interlacing fibrous crystals.
Man-riding car
Mining; General mining
A car or carriage designed for the riding of miners to and from the workings. The car body has a low centre of gravity to avoid the risk of overturning and is fitted with track brakes and an ...
Kappa carbide
Mining; General mining
A carbide of iron, Fe 23 C 6 , in which all or part of the iron may be replaced by chromium, molybdenum, and/or tungsten, (Fe,Cr,Mo,W) 23 C 6 .
White-metal cappel
Mining; General mining
A cappel in which the end of the winding rope (separated into a brush) is embedded in a plug of white metal inside a socket.
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