Noodler

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-003923",
  "term": "Noodler",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "An individual who scavenges for valuable minerals, particularly gemstones, by searching through discarded waste rock and tailings from a mine. This informal mining activity involves sifting through mullock heaps or old workings to find specimens that were missed during the primary extraction and processing operations. The practice is strongly associated with Australian opal fields, where noodlers look for precious opal in the leftover material from commercial mining.",
  "subject": "Mining and extraction",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Noodler",
    "es": "noodler",
    "fr": "noodler"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/noodler/"
}