MINING TERMINOLOGIES AND

THEIR DEFINITIONS

Lecture By:
Muhammad Usman Khan
UET,Lahore.
Mining
Prospecting
Prospecting
Exploration
Exploration
Development
Exploitation
Prospect
Vein
Vein
Excavated Vein
 Shoot

“The Valuable Mineral is commonly

concentrated in certain portions of
Vein that have one dimension much
longer then the other is called as
Shoot”
Bedded Deposits
Bedded Deposits and Vein
 Masses

“Large Ore Bodies of Irregular Shape

the long Axis of which may extend
in any direction are called Masses”
Outcrop
Rock Outcrop
Outcrop and Vein
Float
 Gossans

“The ferruginous deposit filling the

upper part of some mineral vein or
forming a superficial cover over
masses of pyrite”
Dip and Strike
Dip and Strike
Dip and Strike
 Apex

“The top of terminal edge of the Vein

on the surface or its nearest point to
the surface(blind Apex)”
Apex is a point from where the
V0ein has a Dip and Strike
Hanging Wall and Foot Wall
Hanging Wall and Foot Wall
Shaft
Drift
Shaft and Drift
Level
Shaft ,Drift, and level
Cross Cuts and other Mining Terms
Winze and Raise
Winze and Raise
Sump
Stope
Tunnel
Tunnel
Adit
Ore and Gangue
 Collar

“The term applied to the Timbering

and Concrete around the mouth or
top of a Shaft”
 Country Rock

“The Rock In Which Ore Deposit Is

Enclosed is called as Country
Rock”
 Waste

“The Barren rock In the Mine is

Referred as Waste. This term is
also applied to the part of the Ore
which has Less Market Value at the
time and not feasible to be Mined”
This may be stored separately in
the hope that it can be profitable
treated later.
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