Category: E

An expense that occurs when a mineral depost needs to be found. It doesn’t cover the set up cost of a mine to get the mineral.

A scout, huntsman, or chaser.

When a research investigates a problem. It gives details where little information is available. Many methods are used to do this.

A hole drilled to show how much gass or oil is present in an unproven location.

A sudden and rapid combustion, causing violent expansion of the air,and accompanied by a report. The word ÒexplosionÓ is variously used in ordinary speech, and is not one that admits of exact definition. Every combustion of an explosive substance, whereby other property is ignited and consumed, would not be an Òexplosion.Ó within the ordinary meaning of the term. It is not used as a synonym of Òcombustion.Ó An explosion may be described generally as a sudden and rapid combustion, causing violent expansion of the air. and accompanied by a report. But the rapidity of the combustion, the violence of the expansion, and the vehemence of the report vary in intensity as often as the occurrences multiply. Hence an explosion is an idea of degrees; and the true meaning of the word, in each particular case, must be settled, not by any fixed standard or accurate measurement, but by the common experience and notions of men in matters of that sort. Insurance Co. v. Foote. 22 Ohio St. 348, 10 Am. Rep. 735. And see Insurance Co. v. Dorsey, 50 Md. 81, 40 Am. Rep. 403; Mitchell v. Insurance Co., 16 App. D. C. 270; Louisville Underwriters v. Durland, 123 Ind. 544, 24 N. E. 221, 7 L. R. A. 399.

A term for the hazards applied to certain work.

An expense that is both contractual and definite. It can be rent or wages for example. They are recognized for recording.

Insurance for property loss due to explosion. It doesn’t cover boilers or pressurized instruments.

Knowledge that is recorded and expressed. It is easy to share and store. It can be in books or on the internet. It is the opposite of tacit knowledge.

An electrical apparatus that is made to hold explosions made in them without damaging the surroundings. It can also have nonspark tools as well.