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Callow

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-000923

Describing the unconsolidated overburden that lies above a mineral deposit, typically consisting of soil, clay, sand, and gravel. This material must be removed to access the underlying ore body in open-pit mining operations. The thickness and composition of callow influence the stripping ratio of a mine.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-000923
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectMining and extraction
TranslationsGerman: Callow; Spanish: callow; French: découvert
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-000923",
  "term": "Callow",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "Describing the unconsolidated overburden that lies above a mineral deposit, typically consisting of soil, clay, sand, and gravel. This material must be removed to access the underlying ore body in open-pit mining operations. The thickness and composition of callow influence the stripping ratio of a mine.",
  "subject": "Mining and extraction",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Callow",
    "es": "callow",
    "fr": "découvert"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/callow/"
}

Record 1,013 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.