Precipitate—Matter separated from a solution.

Pulp—Pulverized ore mixed with water.

Quarry—An open working.

Quartz—Silica.

Quartzose—Containing a large proportion of quartz.

Reduce—To turn ore into metal by taking away oxygen.

Riffle—A groove or strip to catch gold and mercury in a sluice.

Roasting—Heating in contact with air.

Shaft—A pit giving access to a vein or working.

Stratum—Bed or layer.