Mining

20 terms

The glossary is for an English project worth seven percent. Other than that the glossary can be used for somebody in mining engineer, that want to find out the definition of terms we use on the job, are it can be anybody who wants to know about this program. Because I am in mineral technology, and at first I didn't know if I wanted to come in this program are go in another one. I did some research online to help me decided myself. This glossary could have helped me figured out quicker what I wanted. I have 20 definitions of words. I found some of them on the internet, but a lot of them I just asked my teachers are use documents that my teachers gave to study of. Because in the mining field you have a lot of therms to know by heart, because in the mine you use it a lot, and you need to understand it.

blast hole
A hole drilled in rock to be filled with explosives for blasting.
caving
A mining method that involves allowing the ore body to collapse under its weight.
core sample
A cylindrical sample of rock obtained by drilling for geological analysis.
cut and fill mining
A method where ore is removed in horizontal slices, and the void is filled with waste material.
dilution
The inclusion of non-valuable material with the ore during mining.
drilling and blasting
A process used to break rock using explosives.
exploration
The process of searching for mineral deposits.
grade
The concentration of valuable minerals within an ore body.
longwall mining
A form of underground mining where a large wall of coal is mined in a single slice.
mine reclamation
The process of restoring land after mining operations have ended.
mineral processing
Techniques used to separate valuable minerals from ore.
open-pit mining
A surface mining technique where ore is extracted from an open excavation.
ore body
A naturally occurring deposit of minerals that can be mined economically.
ore reserve
The amount of ore estimated to be economically extractable.
prospecting
The initial stage of mineral exploration.
raise
A vertical or inclined underground excavation driven upward.
shaft
A vertical or inclined tunnel used to access underground mines.
tailings
Residue material left after extracting valuable minerals from ore.
tunneling
The excavation of underground passages for mining purposes.
ventilation
A system used to provide fresh air and remove dangerous gases from underground mines.