0
The mother lode is a mining term, referring to the largest lode of ore that has been tapped in a mine. It is used to describe a major windfall because of the large profit associated with finding such a large deposit in one place.
Nina Ward
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
A lode is a layer of minerals that has been deposited in a stream bed True or False?
This is false. A lode is not a layer of minerals that has been deposited in a stream. A lode is formed by hot mineral solutions going into the cracks of the rocks.
What are veins of gold found in rock called?
lode
In what mountain range in California is the mother lode?
Sierra Nevadas
What is another name for an ore deposit?
lode   [lohd] Show IPA noun1.a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.2.any body of ore set off from adjacent rock formations.3.a rich supply or source.4.British . a waterway or channel.
How can you distinguish if the gold is near?
Reef gold: this gold will become smoother the further away it is from the source, the source being the reef. If the gold is jagged in appearance then the gold source is near! Alluvial gold, river gold, placer gold: this gold will reduce in quantity the further away it is from the mother lode. If your recovering kilograms of alluvial gold in one spot, then you are on the gold! Next trick is to find the reef gold that deposited the alluvial gold!
3. a large amount of treasure?
Mother Lode
What does mother lode mean?
The mother lode is a mining term, referring to the largest lode of ore that has been tapped in a mine. It is used to describe a major windfall because of the large profit associated with finding such a large deposit in one place.
What rhymes with lode?
Lode can rhyme with:bodecodedecodeerodeexplodegoadloadmodenoderoadrodeshowedstrodetoad
How do you use lode in a sentence?
lode sentence
What is the homophone for lode?
The homophone for lode is load.
What is the homophone for load?
The homophone for "load" is "lode." A "lode" is a mineral deposit found in a rock formation.
When was Lode Craeybeckx born?
Lode Craeybeckx was born in 1897.
When did Lode Runner happen?
Lode Runner happened in 1983.
When was Trond Lode born?
Trond Lode was born in 1974.
When was Lode Wouters born?
Lode Wouters was born in 1929.
When did Lode Zielens die?
Lode Zielens died in 1944.
When did Lode Craeybeckx die?
Lode Craeybeckx died in 1976.
