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Level

Subterraneous horizontal passages in a mine, the usual intersection of a mine shaft

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Low quartz

Quartz formed below 573 degrees C, SiO2  possessing less symmetry and hardness than the same formed at a higher temperature

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Low-grade

Ore containing a small but detectable grade of mineralization, favourable only if the extent of mineralization is enormous, consistent, and accessible

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Long tom

A trough usually 2 meters long, used for washing gold-bearing earth utilizing moving water and a series of riffles for trapping heavy particles. It is longer than a rocker or sluice

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Lens

A rock body thick in the middle and tapered out at its ends

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Long ton

2,240 lbs. avoirdupois, compared to a short ton, which is 2,000 lbs.