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settling sump (undesirable usage)
An excavation through which mine water is conducted in order to reduce its velocity, thus allowing sediment to settle and to be cleaned out from time to time.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Mining
- Category: General mining; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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