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MILL HEAD [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-10-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Processing of Mineral Products
- Metals Mining
- Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mill head
1, record 1, English, mill%20head
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- mill head grade 2, record 1, English, mill%20head%20grade
correct
- head grade 3, record 1, English, head%20grade
correct
- head 4, record 1, English, head
correct, see observation, noun
- grade 5, record 1, English, grade
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
mill head: Assay value, or units of value per ton, in ore accepted for treatment in a concentrating plant or mill. 4, record 1, English, - mill%20head
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
mill head grade: Metal content of mined ore going into a mill for processing. 5, record 1, English, - mill%20head
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... expressed as troy ounces per ton or grams per tonne for precious metals and as a percentage for other metals. 5, record 1, English, - mill%20head
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the first quarter of 2001, the head grade was averaging 95.33 g/t (2.78 oz/st) ... 6, record 1, English, - mill%20head
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The mill head grade was 319 g/tonne silver and the mill recovery rate was 88.71% ... 7, record 1, English, - mill%20head
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
head: In mineral processing, the mill head, or grade of ore, accepted by the mill for treatment. Commonly used in the plural ["heads"]. 4, record 1, English, - mill%20head
Record 1, Key term(s)
- heads
- grade of ore
- ore grade
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Préparation des produits miniers
- Mines métalliques
- Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- teneur de tête du minerai traité
1, record 1, French, teneur%20de%20t%C3%AAte%20du%20minerai%20trait%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- teneur du minerai traité 2, record 1, French, teneur%20du%20minerai%20trait%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
- teneur de tête 3, record 1, French, teneur%20de%20t%C3%AAte
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] l'usine de la société a traité un total de 11 338 tonnes de minerai. Durant cette période, les teneurs moyennes du minerai traité à l'usine furent respectivement de 107 g/t Ag et 1,12 g/t Au. 2, record 1, French, - teneur%20de%20t%C3%AAte%20du%20minerai%20trait%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] Glimmer Resources ont identifié à leur propriété aurifère Hislop Beatty un gisement de minerai d'une teneur de 11,14 g/t. 4, record 1, French, - teneur%20de%20t%C3%AAte%20du%20minerai%20trait%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[...] gisements renfermant du minerai réfractaire de faible teneur titrant en or moins de 3,5 g/t [...] 5, record 1, French, - teneur%20de%20t%C3%AAte%20du%20minerai%20trait%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
En contexte de traduction, une phrase du type «the head grade was averaging 95 g/t» pourrait être traduite par «les teneurs moyennes du minerai traité ont été de 95 g/t» ou par «le minerai traité titrait en moyenne 95 g/t». Voir les contextes qui précèdent. 6, record 1, French, - teneur%20de%20t%C3%AAte%20du%20minerai%20trait%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
teneur : Contenu en métal d'un minerai, exprimé en %, g/t, etc. [en anglais : «grade»; en espagnol : «ley»; en allemand : «Gehalt».] 7, record 1, French, - teneur%20de%20t%C3%AAte%20du%20minerai%20trait%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-08-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Processing of Mineral Products
- Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- mill head
1, record 2, English, mill%20head
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ore accepted for treatment in a concentrator, after any preliminary rejection such as waste removal. 2, record 2, English, - mill%20head
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Not to be confused with the second meaning of the term "mill head", that is the "assay value, or units of value per ton, in ore accepted for treatment in a concentrating plant or mill." See that other record in TERMIUM. 3, record 2, English, - mill%20head
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Préparation des produits miniers
- Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- minerai trié
1, record 2, French, minerai%20tri%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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