Gangue

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-007002",
  "term": "Gangue",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "The commercially worthless rock or mineral material that surrounds or is mixed with the desired ore in a deposit. It must be separated from the valuable minerals during the mining and processing stages. This material is typically discarded as waste or used as backfill in underground mines.",
  "synonyms": [
    "veinstone"
  ],
  "subject": "Mining and extraction",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Berge",
    "es": "ganga",
    "fr": "gangue"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/gangue/"
}