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HAND PICKING [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 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cotton Industry
  • Harvesting Techniques
OBS

-- of cotton [is] a back-tiring job.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie cotonnière
  • Techniques de récolte
OBS

jusqu'en ces derniers temps, la récolte du coton se faisait surtout à la main. (...) la cueillette manuelle reste la plus intéressante.

Spanish

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