| Aerial magnetometer |
kilogram |
| Aeromagnetic survey |
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| Airborne survey |
Lagging |
| Alloy |
Lamp |
| Alluvium |
Launder |
| Alteration |
Layout |
| Amorphous |
Leachable |
| Amortization |
Leaching |
| Amphibolite |
Lens |
| Anemometer |
Lenticular |
| Angle of dip |
Level |
| Angle of repose |
Limit order |
| Annual Report |
Lithology |
| Anomaly |
Load |
| Apex |
Loading pocket |
| Aquifer |
Lode |
| Archean |
Logging |
| Arching |
London fix |
| Assay |
London Metals Exchange |
| Assay map |
Long position |
| Assessment work |
Long ton |
| Auger |
Low voltage |
| Auxiliary operations |
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Magma |
| Back sample |
Magmatic segregation |
| Backfill |
Magnetic gradient survey |
| Background |
Magnetic survey |
| Backwardation |
Magnetic susceptibility |
| Balance sheet |
Magnetometer |
| Ball mill |
Main fan |
| Barren |
Man trip |
| Barricading |
Manhole |
| Basalt |
Manway |
| Base camp |
Map-staking |
| Base metal |
Margin |
| Basement rocks |
Marginal deposit |
| Beam |
Market order |
| Beam building |
Meridian |
| Bear market |
Mesothermal |
| Bearing |
Metallurgy |
| Bearing plate |
Metamorphic rocks |
| Bed |
Metamorphism |
| Bedding |
Mill |
| Belt conveyor |
Milling ore |
| Belt idler |
Millivolts |
| Belt take-up |
Minable reserves |
| Bench scale |
Mine development |
| Beneficiation |
Miner |
| Bessemer |
Mineral |
| Bioleaching |
Mineralized zone |
| Bit |
Mining Engineer |
| Blast furnace |
Misfire |
| Blaster |
Muck |
| Blasthole |
Muck sample |
| Blasting agent |
Mud cap |
| Blasting cap |
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| Blasting circuit |
Native metal |
| Bleeder or bleeder entries |
Natural ventilation |
| Block caving |
Net profit interest |
| Board lot |
Net smelter return |
| Bond |
Net worth |
| Boom |
Nip |
| Borehole |
Nugget |
| Boss |
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| Bottom |
Odd lot |
| Box hole |
Open end pillaring |
| Box-type magazine |
Open order |
| Brattice or brattice cloth |
Open pit |
| Break |
Operating cost |
| Breakthrough |
Option |
| Breast |
Option (on stock) |
| Breccia |
Ore |
| Brecciation |
Ore pass |
| Bridge conveyor |
Ore Reserves |
| Broken reserves |
Orebody |
| Brow |
Oreshoot |
| Brunton compass |
Orogeny |
| Brushing |
Ounces |
| BTU |
Outcrop |
| Bulk mining |
Overcast (undercast) |
| Bulk sample |
Overturned |
| Bull market |
Oxidation |
| Bullion |
Oxidized ore |
| Bump (or burst) |
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| Byproduct |
Pan |
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Panic bar |
| Cable bolt |
Par value |
| Cage |
Participating interest |
| Calcine |
Parting |
| Call |
Patent |
| Cap |
Pegmatite |
| Cap block |
Pellet |
| Capital stock |
Percussion drill |
| Capitalization |
Peridotite |
| Captive stope |
Phaneritic |
| Car |
Phyllite |
| Car-dump |
Picket line |
| Carbide bit |
Piggy-back |
| Carbon-in-leach |
Pillar |
| Carbon-in-pulp |
pilot scale |
| Cash Cost |
PIMA |
| Cash flow |
Pinning |
| Certified |
Pitch |
| Cesium magnetometer |
Pitchblende |
| Chain conveyor |
Placer |
| Change house |
Plan |
| Channel sample |
Plant |
| Charter |
Plate tectonics |
| Chartered bank |
Plug |
| Check curtain |
Plunge |
| Chilean mill |
Point |
| Chip sample |
Polishing pond |
| Chock |
Portal |
| Chute |
Portal bus |
| Circulating load |
Portfolio |
| Claim |
Post |
| Clarification |
Precambrian Shield |
| Classifier |
Precipitate |
| Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 |
Preferred shares |
| Cleavage |
Price-to-earnings ratio |
| Closed circuit |
Primary deposits |
| Column flotation |
Primary roof |
| Commercial production |
Primer (booster) |
| Comminution |
Private placement |
| Common stock |
Pro rata |
| Competent rock |
Profit and loss statement |
| Complex ore |
Prospect |
| Concentrate |
Prospectus |
| Concentrator |
Proterozoic |
| Cone crusher |
Proton precession magnetometer |
| Confirmation |
Proxy |
| Conglomerate |
Pulp |
| Contact |
Put |
| Contango |
Pyramiding |
| Continuous miner |
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| Contour |
Radioactivity |
| Controlled blasting |
Radon survey |
| Cordillera |
Raise |
| Core |
Rake |
| Core barrel |
Ramp |
| Country rock |
Reagent |
| Cover |
Reclamation |
| Creep |
Reconnaissance |
| Crib |
Record date |
| Crossbar |
Recovery |
| Crosscut |
Refractory ore |
| Crusher |
Regional metamorphism |
| Crust |
Regulator |
| Cum-dividend |
Replacement ore |
| Current assets |
Reserves |
| Current liabilities |
Reserves, possible |
| Custom smelter |
Reserves, probable |
| Cut value |
Reserves, proven |
| Cut-and-fill |
Resin bolting |
| Cut-off grade |
Resistivity survey |
| Cyanidation |
Resource |
| Cyanide |
Resuing |
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Retort |
| Day order |
Retreat mining |
| Debenture |
Return |
| Debt financing |
Return idler |
| Deck |
Reverberatory furnace |
| Decline |
Rhyolite |
| Deferred charges |
Rib samples |
| Depletion |
Robbed out area |
| Deposit |
Rock |
| Deposit |
Rock factor |
| Depreciation |
Rock mechanics |
| Depth |
Rockbolting |
| Detectors |
Rockburst |
| Detonator |
Rocker |
| Development |
Rod mill |
| Development drilling |
Roll |
| Diabase |
Roll protection |
| Diffusion |
Roof bolt |
| Dilute |
Roof jack |
| Dilution |
Roof sag |
| Dilution (of shares) |
Roof trusses |
| Diorite |
Room neck |
| Dip |
Room-and-pillar mining |
| Dip needle |
Rotary drill |
| Directional drilling |
Round |
| Discount |
Royalty |
| Disseminated ore |
Run of mine |
| Dividend |
Run of mine ore |
| Dividend claim |
Run-of-mine |
| Dore bar |
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| Drag fold |
Safety fuse |
| Drainage |
Salting |
| Drawpoint |
Sample |
| Drift |
Sampling |
| Drifter |
Scaling |
| Drill |
Scarp |
| Drill-indicated reserves |
Schist |
| Drilling |
Scintillation counter |
| Dry |
Scoop |
| Due diligence |
Secondary enrichment |
| Dummy |
Section |
| Dump |
Seismic prospecting |
| Dyke |
Selective mining |
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Self-potential |
| Electrical Grounding |
Semi-autogenous grinding (SAG) |
| Electrolysis |
Semi-autogenous mill |
| Electrolytic refining |
Shaft |
| EM survey |
Shaft mine |
| En echelon |
Shear / shearing |
| Entry |
Shear zone |
| Environmental impact study |
Sheave wheel |
| Epigenetic |
Shift |
| Epithermal |
Shoot |
| Epithermal deposit |
Short selling |
| Equity financing |
Short ton |
| Era |
Shrinkage stoping |
| Erosion |
Sinking |
| Erratic |
Skid |
| Escrowed shares |
Skip |
| Exploration |
Slag |
| Exploration |
Slash |
| Explosive |
Slickenside |
| Extraction |
Slope |
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Sloughing |
| Face |
Sodium cyanide |
| Factor of Safety |
Solid |
| Fall |
Solvent extraction-electrowinning (SX-EW) |
| Fan signal |
Sounding |
| Fan, auxiliary |
Spad |
| Fan, booster |
Span |
| Fault |
Specific gravity |
| Fault zone |
Split |
| Fill |
Split |
| Fine gold |
Spot price |
| Fire damp |
Square set |
| Fissure |
Squeeze |
| Fixed assets |
Stamp mill |
| Flight |
Station |
| Float |
Stemming |
| Floor |
Step-out drilling |
| Flotation |
Stock exchange |
| Flow-through shares |
Stockpile |
| Flowsheet |
Stop-loss order |
| Flux |
Stope |
| Fluxgate magnetometer |
Stratigraphy |
| Fold |
Streak |
| Footwall |
Street certificate |
| Formation |
Striations |
| Forward contract |
Strike |
| Fracture |
Stringer |
| Fracture |
Strip, to |
| Free milling |
Stripping ratio |
| Friable |
Stripping ratio |
| Fuse |
Sublevel |
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Subsidence |
| Gabbro |
Subsidiary company |
| Galena |
Sump |
| Gallery |
Support |
| Gamma |
Sustainable development |
| Gangue |
Syenite |
| Geiger counter |
Syngenetic |
| Geochemistry |
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| Geologist |
Tailings |
| Geology |
Tailings pond |
| Geophysical survey |
Telluride |
| Geophysics |
Thickener |
| Geothermal |
Timber |
| Glacial drift |
Timber set |
| Glacial striations |
Timbering |
| Glory hole |
Ton |
| Gneiss |
Tonne |
| Gold loan |
Tonnes-per-vertical-meter |
| Gouge |
Top |
| Grab sample |
Torque wrench |
| Graben |
Tractor |
| Grain |
Trading floor |
| Gravity meter |
Trading post |
| Gravity separation |
Tram |
| Grinding media |
Tram, to |
| Grizzly (or mantle) |
Transfer |
| Gross value |
Transfer point |
| Gross value royalty |
Treasury shares |
| Ground control |
Trench |
| Ground pressure |
Trend |
| Grubstake |
Trip |
| Guides |
Troughing idlers |
| Gunite |
Troy ounce |
| Gyratory crusher |
Tube mill |
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Tunnel |
| Hanging wall |
Tunnel-boring machine |
| Haulageway |
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| Head grade |
Umpire sample or assay |
| Head section |
Uncut value |
| Headframe |
Underground station |
| Heading |
Underwrite |
| Heap leaching |
Upcast shaft |
| Hectare |
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| Hedging |
Valuation |
| Hematite |
Vein |
| High grade |
Velocity |
| High-grader |
Vendor |
| Hogsback |
Ventilation |
| Hoist |
Violation |
| Hoisting |
Visible gold |
| Holding company |
VMS - Volcanic Mass Sulfites |
| Horizon |
Void |
| Hornfels |
Voting right |
| Horse |
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| Horseback |
Wall rocks |
| Horst |
Warrant |
| Host rock |
Waste |
| Hydrometallurgy |
Waste |
| Hydrothermal |
Water Gauge (standard U-tube) |
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Wedge |
| In situ |
Weight |
| Incompetent |
Whim |
| Induced polarization |
Width |
| Initial public offering |
Windlass |
| Institutional investors |
Winze |
| Intake |
Wire rope |
| Intermediate section |
Witness post |
| Intrusive |
Working capital |
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Working face |
| Jackleg |
Working place |
| Jaw crusher |
Workings |
| Jig |
Writeoffs |
| Job Safety Analysis (J.S.A.) |
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| Joint |
Yield |
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| Kettle bottom |
Zone |
| Kibble |
Zone of oxidation |
