The recovery of minerals from ore using a wet chemical process
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The country rock surrounding mineralized ore deposits
Having the same composition or minerals occurring uniformly. The opposite of heterogeneous
A term used to describe a completely or mainly crystalline igneous rock
The Holocene is an epoch in geologic time, the most recent commencing some 11,000 years ago until the present day. Sometimes considered an era
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