62 Mining Ne w Opportunities O re b o dy A we lldene d s olid c on tin uous ma ss of ma t er ial c on t aining enough or e v alua ble me t al or mineral in r o c k t o mak e mining e c onomic ally wor t h while P ol i s hi ng P ond Te la st in a s er ie s of s e t t ling p onds t hr ough whic h mill euen t ows b ef or e b eing dis c har g e d in t o t he na t ural en v ir onmen t Pro sp e c ti ng Te pr o c e ss of s e ar c hing f or v alua ble minerals oil or ga s by st udy ing r o c k s on t he sur f ac e or b e low t he sur f ac e by dr illing de e p b or e hole s Re cl ama tion A pr o c e ss whic h r e t ur ns land t o a saf e st a ble and pr o ductive en v ir onmen t al st a t e af t er mining is c om ple t e Con tin uous or c oncur r en t r e c lama tion de s c r ib e s t his pr o c e ss when it is put in t o action dur ing t he lif e of t he mine Ro ck A na t urally f or me d c ons olida t e d ma t er ial c om p o s e d of two or mor e minerals and ha v ing s ome de g r e e of c hemic al and mineralo g ic al c onsist enc y S co op A lar g e mac hine c ombining a f r on t end loader and a tr uc k us e d t o transp or t br ok en or e f r om t he f ac e t o t he shaf t Shaf t A de e p ver tic al hole dug b e low t he sur f ac e of t he E ar t h f or t he pur p o s e of op ening and s er v ic ing an under g r ound mine S haf t s usually c on t ain an e le v a t or ty p e hoist t ha t lif t s p e ople or mac hiner y t o t he di er en t le ve ls of t he mine Sk ip Te buc k e t us e d t o lif t t he br ok en r o c k and or e f r om t he under g r ound mine t o t he sur f ac e Slu r r y A m i x t u r e o f w a t e r w i t h n e l y g r o u n d o r e u s e d a s p a r t o f a s e p a r a t i o n p r o c e s s Smelti ng Te pr o c e ss of r emov ing or s e para ting me t als f r om or e by me lting t he ne ly c r ushe d c onc en tra t e f r om t he mill Stop e Te pr o duction c en tr e of an under g r ound mine wher e t he or e t ak en f r om t he f ac e is rst br ok en Sub su r f ace Te ar e a b e low t he sur f ac e of t he E ar t h Sulph u r D io x ide A ga s t ha t is r e le a s e d dur ing t he sme lting of mo st sulphide or e s I t is eit her c on ver t e d in t o sulph ur ic ac id or r e le a s e d in t o t he a tmo spher e in t he f or m of a ga s Su r f ace M i ne A br oad ma ssive of t en f unne l sha p e d e x c a v a tion t ha t is op en t o t he air and us e d t o e x tract or mine v alua ble me t als minerals or r o c k s als o c alle d an op en pit mine Su st ai nable D e velopmen t Industr ial de ve lopmen t t ha t do e s not de tract f r om t he p ot en tial of t he na t ural en v ir onmen t t o pr ov ide b enet s t o f ut ur e g enera tions T ail i ng s W a st e ma t er ials r e j e ct e d f r om a mill af t er mo st of t he r e c overa ble v alua ble minerals ha ve b e en e x tract e d T a i l i n g P o n d I m p o u n d m e n t A low ly ing de pr e ssion us e d t o c onne t ailing s t he pr ime f unction of whic h is t o allow enough time f or he a v y me t als t o s e t t le out or f or c y anide t o b e de str oye d b ef or e w a t er is dis c har g e d in t o t he lo c al w a t ershe d T re a tmen t W e tl and A c onstr uct e d we t land us e d t o tr e a t w a t er U nder g rou nd M i ne A mine t ha t is en tir e ly under t he sur f ac e of t he E ar t h V en til a tion Shaf t s V er tic al t unne ls t ha t le ad f r om t he g r ound sur f ac e t o t he under g r ound mine t o br ing f r e sh air W a ste w a ter W a t er t ha t r e q uir e s tr e a tmen t t o r emove p ollut an t s Mining T erms G lo ss ar y 2 of 2