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MINES [2 records]

Record 1 2013-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
DEF

An excavation in the earth from which ores, coal, or other mineral substances are removed by digging or other mining methods, and in its broader sense it denoted the vein, lode, or deposit of minerals. It may include open cut, strip, or hydraulic methods of mining. (Black, 6th ed., 1990, p. 994).

OBS

mines : term usually used in the plural in this context.

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

mines : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel dans ce contexte.

OBS

mines : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stock Exchange
  • Investment
CONT

In 1899, a second stock exchange, the Toronto Stock and Mining Exchange, was organized to trade speculative mining equities.

OBS

The term "stock" is often used in the plural sense and, in such cases, should be translated by a plural in French.

Key term(s)
  • mines

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bourse
  • Investissements et placements
CONT

En 1899, une seconde bourse, la «Toronto Stock and Mining Exchange» fut créée afin de négocier les valeurs minières spéculatives.

Key term(s)
  • minières

Spanish

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