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The host rock on the underside of mineral deposit, not usually containing target minerals
Bent or folded layers of rock
A geophysical instrument used to measure total ambient magnetic fields
A substance used to refine metals from ore though the binding of its the waste particles
The emission of energy in the form of visible light, produced by a substance exposed to external radiation such as x-rays and ultraviolet light
A man made channel or stream used to divert and transport water from its source, to its destination by gravity to aid in a commercial or industrial process
Shares in a company that allow tax incentives and/or credits to be passed along to shareholders
A diagram depicting all required processes of development of a mineral body, in sequence beginning with raw ore and ending in the refined mineral
A chemical process used to separate minerals by causing them to dissolve and rise to the surface of a solution. Cyanide is an agent used in the flotation of gold