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Waxy

Having a luster resembling wax .

 
Wedge

A piece of wood tapering to a thin edge and used for tightening in conventional timbering.

 
Weight

Fracturing and lowering of the roof strata at the face as a result of mining operations, as in "taking weight".

 
Winze

Secondary or tertiary vertical or near-vertical opening sunk from a point inside a mine for the purpose of connecting with a lower level or of exploring the ground for a limited depth below a level.

 
Working Face

Any place in a mine where material is extracted during a mining cycle.

 
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