a. The act of fixing the boundaries of a mining claim, according to law.
b. The claim itself.
c. The act of taking or appropriating a parcel of mineral land. It
includes the posting of notices, the record thereof when required, and
marking the boundaries so that they can be readily traced. The terms
"location" and "mining claim" are synonymous, though a mining claim may
consist of several locations. See also:mining claim
d. Selecting or defining, on a map or in the field, the alignment of a
road, rail track, or site of a shaft or mine; the actual route or site as
fixed. See also:location plan; location survey. Nelson
e. A spot or place where a borehole is to be drilled; a drill site.
Long
The location of a mining claim and patent for a mining claim are not
governed by the same rules. The mining statutes expressly provide for the
location of surface ground that must include the lode or claim as
discovered; and a patent cannot grant any greater extent of surface ground
than the location as made and marked by the surface boundaries.
Ricketts
A written notice prominently posted on a claim, giving name of locator and
description of its extent and boundaries. AGI
A map, drawn to a suitable scale, showing the proposed mine development,
shafts, works, etc., in relation to existing surface features.
See also:location
See:location
Labor required by law to be done on mining claims within 60 days of
location, in order to establish ownership. Syn:assessment work
Weed, 2
An unfilled cavity in a vein. See also:vug
Water consumed in passing from the upper reach of a canal when a vessel
passes through a lock. Hammond
Made of specially formed wires assembled in layers of alternate lay about
a wire core, which gives a smooth rope, and the entire surface is
available for resisting wear. Such ropes are used in the United States for
track cables on aerial tramways, and in England as hoisting ropes
collieries. See also:wire rope
A series of repetitive batch tests in which the middling products
generated in one test are added to the subsequent test to simulate the
operations of a continuous process in which intermediate-grade materials
are recycled. Each test is referred to as a "cycle." When equilibrium is
reached in two or more cycles, depending on the sensitivity of the
separation, the test is said to be "locked" or "balanced." SME, 2
Particles of coal or ore consisting of two or more minerals.
Gaudin, 1
In laboratory tests on small quantities of ore, a method in which any
selected fraction of the product is added to a fresh batch of the sample,
so that the cumulative effect of its retention can be studied under
conditions that simulate a continuous process in which middlings are
recirculated or partly used water or leach liquor is returned.
See also:cyclic test
A rope with a smooth cylindrical surface, the outer wires of which are
drawn to such shape that each one interlocks with the other and the wires
are disposed in concentric layers about a wire core instead of in strands.
Particularly adapted for haulage and rope-transmission purposes.
Zern
A short piece of round timber or iron rod for inserting between the spokes
of a tram wheel to retard its movement. Also called lolley; sprag.
Nelson
Bolts of any type used for locking parts in position. Crispin
The nut securing the feed gears in the feeding mechanism in a gear-feed
swivel head on a diamond drill; also, any extra nut used to secure a
principal nut. Also called jamnut; jambnut. Long
A sluice whereby a lock chamber is emptied or filled. Hammond
Any pin or plug inserted in a part to prevent play or motion in the part
so fastened. Crispin
A raised portion of the floor of a lock chamber, forming a stop against
which the lock gates bear when they are shut. Hammond
A clutch that can be engaged to provide a nonslip mechanical drive through
a fluid coupling. Nichols, 1
An electric engine, operating either from current supplied from trolley
and track or from storage batteries carried on the locomotive. The
locomotive may be powered by battery, diesel, compressed air, trolley, or
some combination such as battery-trolley or trolley-cable reel. Used to
move empty and loaded mine cars in and out of the mine. BCI