"Mucking" é a remoção e transporte dos escombros resultantes da extracção mineira do local da mina para a instalação de processamento de minério.

Mucking
Once raw ore is extracted from the mines, it is transported to a beneficiation (concentration operation) facility. Mucking is a common term used to describe the process where mined ore is removed and transported from the mine to the mill using loading and hauling equipment.
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