1) French word used in English
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In mining, gangue (pronounced `gang`) is the commercially worthless material that surrounds, or is closely mixed with, a wanted mineral in an ore deposit. It is thus distinct from overburden, which is the waste rock or materials overlying an ore or mineral body that are displaced during mining without being processed. The separation of mineral f.....
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worthless rock in which valuable metals occur
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• (n.) The mineral or earthy substance associated with metallic ore.
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Undesired minerals associated with ore, mostly nonmetallic.
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(from the article `copper processing`) In the ore-dressing plant, the material received from the mine is crushed in several stages and finely ground to a size which ensures that copper ... As mined, raw ore is a nonchemical mixture of ore proper (heavy) and earthy matter, or gangue (light); the two may be largely separated by crushing ....
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Sand, rock, and other impurities surrounding the mineral of interest in an ore.
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The unwanted material around ore minerals
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Sand, rock, and other impurities surrounding the mineral of interest in an ore.
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Gangue noun [ French
gangue , from German
gang a metallic vein, a passage. See
Gang ,
noun ]
(Mining) The mineral or earthy substance associated with metallic ore.
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The worthless rock in a vein which holds valuable metals.
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The worthless part of as-mined ore.
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A gangue is a mineral substance surrounding a metallic ore in a vein.
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The unwanted rock in copper ore.
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Non-profitable minerals in an ore deposit, often associated with the host rock.
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Non-profitable minerals in an ore deposit, often associated with the host rock.
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The worthless minerals in an ore deposit.
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The worthless minerals in an ore deposit.
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The worthless minerals in an ore deposit.
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The worthless rock in a vein which holds valuable metals.
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