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a. A conveyor comprising one or more endless chains or other linkage to
which usually overlapping or interlocking pans are attached to form a
series of shallow, open-topped containers. Some pan conveyors have been
known also as apron conveyors.
b. Jigging conveyor; a trough down which coal slides after mining and
loading in dipping seams, with motion being aided by a shaking action.
See also: jigger
c. A trough conveyor or gravity conveyor. Nelson
Source:
Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms
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