nuggetingn.
/ˈnʌɡᵻtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈnəɡədɪŋ/, Australian English /ˈnʌɡətɪŋ/, /ˈnʌɡədɪŋ/ Australian. Now rare.
The action of nugget v. (in various senses).
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society > occupation and work > industry > mining > [noun] > other specific types of mining
shoading1778
nuggeting1852
placer mining1852
reefing1859
hydraulic mining1873
stripping1874
drift mining1877
gouging1877
hydraulicking1880
open-working1881
strip mining1935
horizon mining1947
roadheading1969
1852 Geelong (Austral.) Advertiser 27 Mar. 2/2 Many of these [diggers] are now employed at dry digging, or nuggeting as it is called here, in holes already sunk.
1874 S. W. Silver Handbk. Austral. & N.Z. 148 Nuggetting is a pleasant and profitable occupation.
1881 R. C. Praed Policy & Passion I. 52 My lady breaks in the horses and takes care that the calves are branded. It is said that she has an eye to business, and does not disdain nuggeting.
1996 FLA-ASE Fairmile Gold—Up on Volume in alt.invest.penny-stocks (Usenet newsgroup) 9 Sept. The deep drill hit gold at 600 feet and is now down to 800 feet. Nuggeting is evident in the core.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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