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Paddock

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-004106

A place in a superficial deposit, in alluvial and placer mining, where ore or washdirt is excavated, or a place where such ore or washdirt is stored before washing. Washdirt is earth rich enough in metal to pay for washing. As a verb, to paddock is to dig washdirt out of the deposit.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-004106
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectMining and extraction
TranslationsGerman: Paddock; Spanish: paddock; French: paddock
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-004106",
  "term": "Paddock",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A place in a superficial deposit, in alluvial and placer mining, where ore or washdirt is excavated, or a place where such ore or washdirt is stored before washing. Washdirt is earth rich enough in metal to pay for washing. As a verb, to paddock is to dig washdirt out of the deposit.",
  "subject": "Mining and extraction",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Paddock",
    "es": "paddock",
    "fr": "paddock"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/paddock/"
}

Record 4,475 of 7,311 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.