Bunch

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-006821",
  "term": "Bunch",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A localized concentration of ore or valuable minerals within a larger body of rock that is otherwise barren or of lower grade. These discrete pockets represent areas of higher economic interest for extraction. Miners target these bunches to maximize the yield from a given volume of excavated material, often encountering them unpredictably during development.",
  "synonyms": [
    "ore pocket",
    "pocket",
    "pocket of ore",
    "kidney",
    "nest",
    "nest of ore",
    "ore bunch",
    "bunch of ore"
  ],
  "subject": "Mining and extraction",
  "see_also": [
    "pocket"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Erznest",
    "es": "bolsada",
    "fr": "amas"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/bunch/"
}