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Gangue

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-012021

The fraction of ore rejected as tailing in a separating process. It is usually the valueless portion, but may have some secondary commercial use.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-012021
FieldEnvironment
SubjectEnvironmental events
ReferencesEPA Abandoned Mite Site Characterization and Cleanup Handbook; Appendix A: Acronym List and Glossary of Mining Terms at http://www.epa.gov/superfund/policy/remedy/pdfs/appendix.pdf
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-012021",
  "term": "Gangue",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "The fraction of ore rejected as tailing in a separating process. It is usually the valueless portion, but may have some secondary commercial use.",
  "subject": "Environmental events",
  "references": [
    "EPA Abandoned Mite Site Characterization and Cleanup Handbook; Appendix A: Acronym List and Glossary of Mining Terms at http://www.epa.gov/superfund/policy/remedy/pdfs/appendix.pdf"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/gangue/"
}

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