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ETANG RESIDUS MINIERS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-07-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mining Wastes
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mine tailings pond
1, record 1, English, mine%20tailings%20pond
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Water body means any water body, including a canal, reservoir, an ocean, and a wetland, up to the high-water mark but does not include a sewage or waste treatment lagoon or a mine tailings pond. 1, record 1, English, - mine%20tailings%20pond
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Déchets miniers
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- étang de résidus miniers
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9tang%20de%20r%C3%A9sidus%20miniers
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Plan d'eau : tout plan d'eau, notamment les canaux, réservoirs, terres humides et océans, jusqu'à la laisse des hautes eaux. La présente définition ne vise pas les étangs de traitement des eaux usées et les étangs de résidus miniers. 1, record 1, French, - %C3%A9tang%20de%20r%C3%A9sidus%20miniers
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-05-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mining Wastes
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- tailings settling tank
1, record 2, English, tailings%20settling%20tank
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- tailings pond 2, record 2, English, tailings%20pond
correct
- tailings basin 3, record 2, English, tailings%20basin
- tailing pond 4, record 2, English, tailing%20pond
- tails pond 4, record 2, English, tails%20pond
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A vessel in which solids are removed from the tailings effluent in mineral processing plants. 5, record 2, English, - tailings%20settling%20tank
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tailings: Those portions of washed ore that are regarded as too poor to be treated further; ... 6, record 2, English, - tailings%20settling%20tank
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The term tailings, as used in the mineral industry, is used in the plural form. 6, record 2, English, - tailings%20settling%20tank
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Déchets miniers
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- bassin de décantation et de stockage des stériles et boues
1, record 2, French, bassin%20de%20d%C3%A9cantation%20et%20de%20stockage%20des%20st%C3%A9riles%20et%20boues
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- bac de décantation des résidus 2, record 2, French, bac%20de%20d%C3%A9cantation%20des%20r%C3%A9sidus
correct, masculine noun
- bassin à stériles 3, record 2, French, bassin%20%C3%A0%20st%C3%A9riles
masculine noun
- étang de résidus 4, record 2, French, %C3%A9tang%20de%20r%C3%A9sidus
masculine noun
- bassin de résidus miniers 5, record 2, French, bassin%20de%20r%C3%A9sidus%20miniers
masculine noun
- étang de résidus miniers 5, record 2, French, %C3%A9tang%20de%20r%C3%A9sidus%20miniers
masculine noun
- bassin à résidus 6, record 2, French, bassin%20%C3%A0%20r%C3%A9sidus
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les lavoirs à charbon, les laveries de minerais, les ateliers de préparation des produits de carrière [...] rejettent des quantités importantes d'eau chargées de stériles fins ou de boues. Ces eaux doivent être clarifiées avant d'être recyclées dans les installations, ou déversées dans les cours d'eau [...] Stériles et boues ainsi obtenus doivent être stockés sans porter atteinte à l'environnement. Les procédés classiques d'épuration et de stockage ont été étudiés plus haut [...] ou sortent du cadre de la présente étude (bassin de décantation et de stockage des stériles et boues). 1, record 2, French, - bassin%20de%20d%C3%A9cantation%20et%20de%20stockage%20des%20st%C3%A9riles%20et%20boues
Record 2, Key term(s)
- bassin de décantation des stériles
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Escombros mineros
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- cuenca de jales
1, record 2, Spanish, cuenca%20de%20jales
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- cuenca de colas 1, record 2, Spanish, cuenca%20de%20colas
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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