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AIR COMPRESSOR- for providing air for JACKLEG-a percussion drill used for drifting or drills stoping that is mounted on adjustable or hydraulic legs ANFO-blasting agent used in modern day mining MINE DUMP-large rocks, waste ore BIT-the cutting end of a drill frequently made of an extremely hard material MINE TAILINGS-fine milled ore waste

BRASS BOARD-board to hang miners name tags MINER-a person that works in a mine

CHUTE-moves muck down between two levels MUCK-broken rock resulting from blasting

DRIFT-a "shaft" which follows a vein MUCKER-machine to dig and carry muck

DRIFTER-drill for making horizonal holes ORE-a mineral or mineral aggregate that contains precious or useful metals DRILL-machine for drilling blast holes in rock RAISE-opening shaft to a second level DRILL STEEL-long rod with drill bit on end ROCK BOLTS-long bolt used to compress rock for DYNAMITE-a chemical in stick form, once ceiling support commonly used in mining SHELTER HOLE-small safety area in tunnels for -used to blast rocks into smaller pieces getting out of the way of trains

GENERATOR-generates electricity for air SINKER-drill for making downward holes compressors and mine lights STOPE-a shaft following a drift which is drilled GNEISS-metamorphic rock found in Edgar Mine upward

INTRUSION-a crack in rock that has been filled by TIMBERS-wooden supports used in the past to molten material which then cooled support ceiling

VEIN-a regularly shaped and lengthy occurrence of ore MINING TERMS WORDSEARCH SOLUTION

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