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scatter pile
In underground mining, ore left adjacent to a longwall face to stop flying ore from being lost when blasting. A secondary use is to confine ventilation.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Mining
- Category: General mining; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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