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Record 1 2000-08-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Processing of Mineral Products
  • Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
DEF

In comminution of ore, a heavy-duty dry crushing machine capable of accepting run-of-mine coarse ore and reducing it in size to somewhere between 6 and 4 inches.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Préparation des produits miniers
  • Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
DEF

Appareil de fragmentation utilisé pour réduire la granulométrie des matériaux bruts provenant de l'exploitation.

CONT

concassage primaire : Action de réduire en fragments plus petits le minerai abattu afin qu'il puisse être transporté à l'usine de traitement. Le concasseur primaire est souvent installé sous terre dans les mines souterraines ou encore à l'entrée de l'usine de traitement.

Key term(s)
  • broyeur primaire

Spanish

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