- Industry: Construction
- Number of terms: 1796
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Caterpillar Inc. manufactures and sells construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, and industrial gas turbines worldwide.
Usually removal of soil or rock having value because of its chemical composition.
Industry:Construction
A curved surface of a plow, dozer, grader blade, or other dirt mover, which gives dirt moving over it a rotary, spiral, or twisting movement.
Industry:Construction
A method of excavation in which the working area is kept open to the sky.
Used to distinguish from cut-and-cover and underground workings.
Industry:Construction
An area designated to stockpile various grades of minerals prior to crushing or processing through a mill.
Industry:Construction
Earth containing workable quantities of a mineral or minerals of commercial value.
Industry:Construction
An outward extension of a frame which is supported by a jack or block used to increase stability.
Industry:Construction
Moving or loosening of rock as a result of a blast beyond the intended line of cut.
Industry:Construction
