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GOLD RUSH VOCABULARY

Crusher - A machine that grinds or pounds rock to break it up and release the gold trapped inside. Digging - Gold diggings – a region where digging or seeking for gold is carried on. Dredge - Machine that extracts gold from sand, gravel and dirt using water and mechanical methods. Gold - A yellow precious metal, the chemical element of atomic number 79, used in jewellery and decoration and to guarantee the value of currencies. Mill - A machine that grinds or pounds rock to break it up and release the gold trapped inside. Miners - People mining for gold. Mining - The process or industry of obtaining minerals or coal from the ground. Nugget - A naturally occurring piece of gold. Ore - A naturally occurring solid material from which a metal or valuable mineral can be extracted. Panning - Use of a gold pan to extract gold from fine deposits. One of the simplest methods of extracting gold. Quartz - A hard mineral consisting of silica, found widely in igneous and metamorphic rocks and typically occurring as colourless or white hexagonal prisms. Shaft - A deep, narrow, vertical hole that gives access to a mine. Sluice - Long sloping trough with grooves (riffles) on the bottom, into which water is directed to separate gold from gravel or sand. Stope - A step-like excavation made in a mine to extract ore. Strike - Discover gold while mining.