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HARD-ROCK MINING [1 record]

Record 1 2003-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining Operations
  • Metals Mining
DEF

Extracting metals such as gold, silver, zinc, and lead from mineral bearing rock.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation minière
  • Mines métalliques
CONT

[...] l'exploitation minière en roche dure [...] consiste à extraire les minéraux de la roche dure grâce au forage et à l'utilisation d'explosifs.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Explotación minera
  • Minas metálicas
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