Mining solid ore by drilling, blasting, milling and eventually refinement of minerals generally not emplaced by any glacial activity or erosion
Mining solid ore by drilling, blasting, milling and eventually refinement of minerals generally not emplaced by any glacial activity or erosion
Relatively small scale mining, usually performed for exploration purposes, utilizing hand tools such as picks, shovels, sluices, goldpans and not powered equipment
A corporation whose main purpose is to manage controlling interest in one or several other companies
A machine using for hoisting a cage or crate in a shaft or tunnel
Flat terrain at the back of a folded mountain range. This term also applies to an area of land, lying behind a coastal area or seaport area
Gravel deposits where bedrock is higher than the surrounding areas and the deposit is generally not prone to benching, usually a dry placer
Sections of ore which contain high economic concentrations of target minerals
Sections of ore which contain high economic concentrations of target minerals
Consisting of not one but various elements
A geologic process occurring inside or below the Earths crust