| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Hand sampling | Mining | A. In prospecting, valuation, and control, use of manual methods for detaching and reducing to an appropriate size representative samples of ore b. One of the major breakdowns in ore sampling that includes grab sampling, trench or channel sampling, fractional selection, coning and quartering, and pipe sampling. These methods are used in sampling small batches of ore, etc. Cf: mechanical sampling. (references) | |
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