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sluice tender
In metal mining, a laborer who tends sluiceboxes (troughs) used in placer mining to separate gold from the sand or gravel in which it occurs; and removes wood and other obstructions to see that the gravel and water run freely through the sluices and that the riffles (cleats) are clear, so that the gold will be caught and held when settling to the bottom.
- 词性: noun
- 行业/领域: 采矿
- 类别 一般矿业; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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(Milwaukee, United States)