metalliferous
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Origin of metalliferous
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In the east lies Ruanda-Urundi, where the seven-foot Watussi live; in the south lies Katanga, the metalliferous wonderland that fronts on Rhodesia and is the site of Shinkolobwe, the world's richest uranium mine.
From Time Magazine Archive
Visitors were barred because they might carry metalliferous dust; even research-staff members had to take their shoes off before entering the animal rooms.
From Time Magazine Archive
The most metalliferous of these contacts are those at the base of the slates, the lowest contact of the series being the richest.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georgius Agricola
The metalliferous material is sometimes found not very deep beneath the surface of the earth, but sometimes so deep that it is necessary to drive tunnels and sink shafts.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georgius Agricola
Another drawback—which, though common to most lands, is specially pronounced in metalliferous Spain—lies in the noxious effusions from mines, which are freely discharged, for private profit, into public waters.
From Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration by Walter J. Buck
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