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Acid leach

A metallurgical process utilizing acid solution to dissolve metals such as gold, uranium, copper

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Agitair flotation machine

Machine using air flow to induce separation of aerophilic and hydrophilic particles Air bubbles of a lower pressure lift aerophilic particles to an overflow thereby separating hydrophilic particles

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Aggregate

Rock or various type and grade, including sand, used in many cases as fill

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Agglutinate

A pyroclastic deposit characterized by vitric binding or sintering of its minerals

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Afterbreak

Materials sliding inwards or moving concavely inside of a break

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Aerial magnetometer

An instrument aboard, or attached to, an airplane used to detect the strength of a magnetic field

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Alpha rays

Positively charged particles emitted from radioactive material

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Andalusite

An orthorhombic mineral, Al2SiO5; its transparent green variety is used as a gem