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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Lens shaped
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
A rock body thick in the middle and tapered out at its ends
2,240 lbs. avoirdupois, compared to a short ton, which is 2,000 lbs.
Chemical collection of minerals dissolved from ore
The process of recording geological or geophysical data
A variety of magnetite with a high percentage of iron, Fe3O4.
A mineral deposit hosted or surrounded by solid rock
Made of stone