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gobbing slate
A thick layer of slate between two seams of coal. The lower seam is mined and the upper seam and the slate are shot down; the coal is loaded out and then the slate is gobbed.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Mining
- Category: General mining; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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