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FACE COAL [1 record]

Record 1 2002-09-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Underground Mining
  • Lignite, Graphite and Coal Mining
DEF

The face of the coal at which miners are working.

CONT

The face of coal is the principal cleavage plane at right angles to the stratification.

CONT

Up to two hours of an eight-hour shift are used in travelling to and from the coalface in the Sidney coalfield.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation minière souterraine
  • Exploit. de charbons fossiles autres que la tourbe
CONT

Le front de taille de charbon est le plan principal de clivage à angle droit avec la stratification.

CONT

Les galeries servent de routes pour conduire les hommes et les machines au front de taille du charbon et les en ramener.

OBS

Se rendre au front de taille du gîte de Sidney, et en revenir, peut prendre jusqu'à deux heures sur un quart de travail de huit heures.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Explotación minera subterránea
  • Explotación de lignito, grafito y carbón
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