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What does costean mean?

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  1. (mining) To search for lodes.
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Several Cornish mining words are used in English language mining terminology, such as costean, gossan, gunnies, kibbal, kieve and vug.
Several Cornish mining words are still in use in English language mining terminology, such as costean, gunnies, and vug.
A further 255 longitudinal strike length trench samples and 481 costean samples pending assay and compilation along with duplicate samples.
Costean trenching has been completed at Vertigo for bulk metallurgical sample and drilling activities will commence in August.
Recent work by Kennecott on Azulitas has included reconnaissance soil sampling and mapping, limited bulldozer costean work, airborne magnetics and scout diamond drilling.
The area was mined for gold in the 1930s and a 60 metre costean and a shaft to 5 metres depth remain.

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