Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The taking out of ore which occurs in lodes or veins.

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  • The yield for 1896 was 2,281,874 ounces -- a yield never before equalled by lode-mining from one field.

    Getting Gold: a practical treatise for prospectors, miners and students

  • SILV.OB - News would like to clarify its press release issued June 30, 2011 to explain that it acquired the "76" Mine on April 26, 2011 in connection with its purchase of a quitclaim deed from Can-Am Gold Corp. that conveyed all of the rights, title and interest in 36 unpatented lode-mining claims located in Yavapai County, Arizona.

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