- mine spoil
- or earthy fill[ soil survey ]An accumulation of displaced earthy material, rock, or other waste material removed during mining or excavation.SW & GSST
Glossary of landform and geologic terms. 2013.
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mine spoil, coal extraction — Randomly mixed, earthy materials artificially deposited as a result of either surficial or underground coal mining activities; a type of mine spoil. SW … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
mine spoil, metal-ore extraction — Randomly mixed, earthy materials artificially deposited as a result of either surficial or underground metal ore mining activities; a type of mine spoil. SW … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
spoil — spoil1 [spɔıl] v past tense and past participle spoiled also spoilt [spɔılt] BrE ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(damage)¦ 2¦(treat too kindly)¦ 3¦(treat kindly)¦ 4¦(decay)¦ 5¦(voting)¦ 6 be spoiling for a fight/argument ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; … Dictionary of contemporary English
Mine railway — Preserved typical mine train at the Museu de Les Mines d Eschucha, Spain A mine railway is a railway constructed to carry materials and workers in and out of a mine.[1] Materials transported typically include ore, coal and spoil. Today most mine… … Wikipedia
spoil pile — a) A bank, mound, or other artificial accumulation composed of spoil; e.g., an embankment of earthy material removed from a ditch and deposited alongside it. Compare: dredge spoil bank. b) A pile of refuse material from an excavation… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
Pocahontas Exhibition Coal Mine — Infobox nrhp | name =Pocahontas Exhibition Coal Mine nrhp type = nhld caption = location= Rt. 659, Reedsville Hollow Rd., Pocahontas, Virginia lat degrees = 37 lat minutes = 18 lat seconds = 29 lat direction = N long degrees = 81 long minutes =… … Wikipedia
Odin Mine — The ravine into the hillside which was the original workings Odin Mine is a disused lead mine in the Peak District National Park, situated at grid reference SK133835. It lies on a site of 25 … Wikipedia
Kai Point Mine — Early Kai Point Coal Open Cast WorkingsIn 1983, after an extensive drilling programme, further reserves at this site were discovered. Earlier the Barclay Seam was mined (this has now been worked out). Currently, the Kaituna Seam is being mined.… … Wikipedia
Allihies — Allihies, Beara, Co CorkAllihies (Irish place name|Na hAilichí) is a coastal village in the west of County Cork, Province of Munster, Ireland. (Actually named Cluin but commonly referred to by the name of the surrounding parish). It is located… … Wikipedia
Wheal Jane — was a tin mine near Baldhu and Chacewater in West Cornwall. The area itself consisted of a large number of mines.HistoryWheal Jane was probably seriously worked for tin from the mid 1700s. Given the complexity of ore formation near granitic… … Wikipedia
