Prospectus - Kingsrose Mining
Prospectus - Kingsrose Mining
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Lava<br />
Limestone<br />
Lineament<br />
Lithological<br />
Lode<br />
m<br />
Ma<br />
Rock formed from molten material ejected by a volcano.<br />
Carbonate rock.<br />
Long major topographic feature commonly resulting from a fault.<br />
Pertaining to the type of rock.<br />
Tabular or vein like deposit of valuable mineral between well defined walls.<br />
Metre(s)<br />
Million years.<br />
Mafic<br />
Referring to igneous rocks composed dominantly of iron and magnesium<br />
minerals.<br />
Magnetite<br />
A mineral; oxide of iron that is magnetic.<br />
Malachite<br />
A hydrated copper carbonate mineral.<br />
Massive<br />
Containing no (or very few) planar structures.<br />
Massive Sulphides A mass of rock consisting of greater than 40% sulphides.<br />
Measured Resource That part of a mineral resource for which Tonnage, grade etc. are estimated with a<br />
high level of confidence.<br />
Metamorphic Facies A group of metamorphic rocks characterized by particular mineral associations<br />
indicating origin under restricted temperature-pressure conditions<br />
Metamorphic Grade The grade of metamorphism depends upon the extent to which the metamorphic<br />
rock differs from the original rock from which it was derived.<br />
Metamorphism<br />
Alteration and recrystallisation of rocks because of heating or application of<br />
pressure or both.<br />
Metasediments<br />
Partly metamorphosed sedimentary rocks.<br />
Metasomatism<br />
A metamorphic change which involves the introduction of material from an<br />
external source. Whether or not there is a corresponding amount of material<br />
expelled depends on the conditions.<br />
Mineralisation<br />
The concentration of metals and their chemical compounds within a body or<br />
rock.<br />
MMI<br />
Mobile Metal Ion technology is based on partial extraction of metals from the soil<br />
and is recognised reconnaissance soil sampling method.<br />
Monzonite (Monzogranite) A granular plutonic rock containing equal amounts of orthoclase and plagioclase<br />
and intermediate between syenite and diorite.<br />
Moz<br />
Million ounces.<br />
Mt<br />
Million tonnes.<br />
Mtpa<br />
Million tonnes per annum.<br />
NA<br />
Not available.<br />
Olivine<br />
An important rock-forming mineral, especially in mafic and ultramafic rocks.<br />
Ore<br />
Mineral bearing rock that can be (or has been) mined and treated.<br />
Orogeny<br />
Process by which structures within foldbelt mountainous areas are formed.<br />
Orthomagmatic<br />
Crystallisation from a typical magma.<br />
Outcrop<br />
An exposure of bedrock at the surface or projecting through the overlying soil<br />
cover.<br />
Oxidised<br />
Near-surface decomposition by exposure to the atmosphere and groundwater.<br />
Oz<br />
Ounce(s).<br />
pa<br />
per annum.<br />
Palaeoproterozoic Ranges in age between Palaeozoic (570-227mya) and Proterozoic (most recent of<br />
two great divisions of Precambrian).<br />
Percussion drilling Method of drilling which utilises a hammering action under rotation to penetrate<br />
rock while the cuttings are forced to the surface by compressed air returning<br />
outside the drill rods.<br />
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