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What are metal bearing rocks called?

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What are metal bearing rocks sought after in mining called?

Metal-bearing rocks sought after in mining are typically called ore deposits. These deposits contain high enough concentrations of valuable metals such as copper, gold, silver, or iron to be economically viable for extraction. Mining companies prospect for ore deposits to extract and process the valuable metals.


How much metal is in rock?

Not all rocks are metal ore bearing. Metal ore bearing rocks may have as little as one ton in every twenty tons of waste rock. Some metals may be in thin veins and require considerable underground mining. Whether it is worth the effort, depends on the price obtainable from selling the refined metal on the world's metal market.


What type of bearing to use for no metal on metal contact?

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What are metal compounds in rocks called?

silicon oxide- SiO2


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How do you calculate white metal bearing clearances?

There is no simple formula to calculate the metal bearing clearance. Manufacturers must specify the clearance for each individual bearing.


What is the difference between friction and antifriction bearing?

in friction type the bearing metal is direct contact with shaft metal, but in the antifiction the rolling element is contact with the bearing races only.


Rocks that contain a metal oxide are called ores true or false?

False because an ore is any rock that contians any metal... Best Wishes, Shady Qubaty


Is hematite metal or nonmetal?

Hematite is a metal-bearing ore, but it's not a metal itself.


A mineral with a valuable metal in it is an?

All metals come in a Raw form and are extracted from rocks that are called Ores


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When a mechanical bearing becomes overheated for whatever reason, the lubricating material will become less viscous, and the danger of metal-to-metal contact increases. This will lead to the failure of the bearing.


Where do you get minerals from?

From their ore's, ie from their individual mineral bearing rocks.