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scheidage [2 records]

Record 1 2024-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Processing of Mineral Products
  • Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
DEF

Hand breaking of ore values away from gangue.

OBS

Not to be confused with "cobbing."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Préparation des produits miniers
  • Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
DEF

Opération de triage manuel, souvent complétée d'un concassage au marteau, ayant pour objet la préparation d'un concentré formé de blocs grossiers suffisamment riches en un minéral donné.

CONT

scheidage : Triage manuel d'un minerai.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Preparación de los productos mineros
  • Explotación de minerales (Metalurgia)
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Record 2 2006-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Processing of Mineral Products
  • Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
DEF

Hand concentration in which lumps of concentrate are detached from waste, using a 3-pound chisel-edged hammer.

OBS

Term also used for whole sorting operation.

OBS

Not to be confused with "bucking."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Préparation des produits miniers
  • Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
DEF

Cassage, avec un marteau, des morceaux barrés d'un minerai métallique, pour en éliminer les fragments visiblement stériles.

OBS

scheidage : [...] de l'allemand «scheiden» «séparer».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Preparación de los productos mineros
  • Explotación de minerales (Metalurgia)
DEF

Acción de escoger o separar por calidades [...] [el] mineral en las minas [...]

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