gangue; waste rock
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
gangue; waste rock
technicalA geological and mining term referring to the commercially worthless material that surrounds, or is closely mixed with, a wanted mineral in an ore deposit. It must be separated during processing.
Zài在
tí提
qǔ取
huáng黄
jīn金
zhī之
qián前
，
xū需
yào要
xiān先
qù去
chú除
dà大
liàng量
de的
mài脉
shí石
。
A large amount of gangue needs to be removed before extracting the gold.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
kuàng矿
shí石
de的
pǐn品
wèi位
jiào较
dī低
，
mài脉
shí石
hán含
liàng量
hěn很
gāo高
。
The grade of this ore is low, and its gangue content is very high.
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Xuǎn选
kuàng矿
chǎng厂
de的
zhǔ主
yào要
rèn任
wù务
jiù就
shì是
jiāng将
yǒu有
yòng用
kuàng矿
wù物
yǔ与
mài脉
shí石
fēn分
lí离
。
The primary task of the ore dressing plant is to separate valuable minerals from the gangue.