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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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Spindle conveyor
Mining; General mining
A chain-on-end conveyor in which the chain pins are extended in a vertical plane, usually of enlarged diameter in that portion above the chain, on which special revolvable fixtures can be rotated, ...
Diffuser chamber
Mining; General mining
A chamber in a turbine pump consisting of a number of fixed blades. On leaving the impeller, the water is guided outward by these blades with the minimum of eddying and swirling.
Stilling well
Mining; General mining
A chamber connected to a main body of water by a small inlet; such an arrangement is suitable for a recording gage.
Rain chamber
Mining; General mining
A chamber in which fumes, such as those from molten metal, may be condensed by a water shower.
Heating back
Mining; General mining
A chamber back of a forge in which the air intended for the blast is heated.
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