Lodestuff

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-003405",
  "term": "Lodestuff",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "The mineralized material that fills a lode or vein, comprising both the valuable ore minerals and the associated non-economic gangue minerals. Miners extract the entire lodestuff from the surrounding country rock for processing. The economic viability of a lode depends on the concentration of ore within the lodestuff, which is determined through assaying samples to calculate the grade or tenor of the deposit.",
  "subject": "Mining and extraction",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Gangmasse",
    "es": "material de filón",
    "fr": "matériau de filon"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/lodestuff/"
}