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Ore pass

A vertical or sloping passage or chute used to convey ore to a connecting level or passage

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Orebody

A defined mass of materials evaluated to contain a known percentage of target minerals

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Ore

Rocks outlined or extracted for the purpose of extracting target minerals

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Open pit

A mine whereby minerals are extracted from a large open cavity in the earth

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Opal

An amorphous or microcrystalline mineral, SiO2.nH2O; commonly used as a gem or semi precious stone. Varieties from Lightning Ridge, Australia are among the highest in commercial value due to their striking colour

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Olivine

Minerals from the magnesium iron silicate group, (Mg,Fe)2SiO4

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Oligocene

An epoch following the Eocene and prior to the Miocene.

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Offset

A zone of secondary mineralization intersecting a main strike from a perpendicular or other angle