capacity
capacity
As applied to mines, smelters, and refineries, the maximum quantity of product that can be produced in a period of time on a normally sustainable long-term operating rate--based on the physical equipment of the plant, and given acceptable routine operating procedures involving labor, energy, materials, and maintenance.
As applied to diamond and rotary drills, the load that the hoisting and braking mechanism of a diamond or rotary drill is capable of handling on a single line, expressed in feet or meters as the depth to which the drill can operate with different size bits.
In ore dressing, the capacity of a screen is the measure of the amount of material that can be screened in a given time, and is typically measured in tons per square foot per hour per millimeter of aperture.