Zvenia Mining Glossary

A comprehensive list of terms used in the mining industry.

Tailings

The materials left over after the process of separating the valuable fraction from the uneconomic fraction (gangue) of an ore.

Gangue

The commercially valueless material in which ore is found.

Lode

A deposit of metalliferous ore that fills or forms a fissure.

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