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BYPRODUCT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-12-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metals Mining
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- by-product
1, record 1, English, by%2Dproduct
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- byproduct 2, record 1, English, byproduct
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In mining, subsidiary material worked from ore deposits in which other materials are dominant. In some cases the revenue from the by-products can exceed that from the major type, e.g. gold from porphyry copper deposits. 3, record 1, English, - by%2Dproduct
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Nickel-copper sulphide deposits are sulphide concentrations that occur in certain mafic and/or ultramafic intrusions or volcanic flows. Nickel is the main economic commodity, copper may be either a coproduct or byproduct, and platinum group elements (PGEs) are usual byproducts. 4, record 1, English, - by%2Dproduct
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The principal commodities recoverable from [metasomatic] deposits ... are niobium, tantalum, beryllium, yttrium, rare earths, gallium, uranium, thorium, and zirconium. Normally one or two commodities carry the deposit economically, with other if recovered as byproducts. 5, record 1, English, - by%2Dproduct
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
... silver and cadmium can be by-products of the mining of lead-zinc ores and uranium is an important by-product of many South African gold ores. 6, record 1, English, - by%2Dproduct
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Not to be confused with "co-product." 7, record 1, English, - by%2Dproduct
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mines métalliques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sous-produit
1, record 1, French, sous%2Dproduit
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- produit de récupération 2, record 1, French, produit%20de%20r%C3%A9cup%C3%A9ration
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Substance utile associée dans le minerai au produit recherché par l'exploitation. 3, record 1, French, - sous%2Dproduit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les gîtes de sulfures de nickel-cuivre sont des concentrations de sulfures qui sont encaissées dans certaines intrusions ou coulées volcaniques de composition mafique ou ultramafique. Dans [ces] gisements [...] le nickel est la principale substance utile récupérée, alors que le cuivre constitue un coproduit ou un sous-produit et les éléments du groupe du platine (EGP) forment généralement des sous-produits. 4, record 1, French, - sous%2Dproduit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] l'or est souvent associé aux divers tellurures ou à des séléniures complexes [...]. Ces minerais se rencontrent en petite quantité dans beaucoup de gîtes métallifères; ainsi l'or est souvent dissous dans [...] les pyrites et pyrrhotites, la stibine, la bismuthine, les blendes et galènes, la molybdénite, etc.; il est dans ce cas un produit de récupération. 2, record 1, French, - sous%2Dproduit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Dans les séries récentes, les métaux précieux constituent plutôt un sous-produit des métaux de base, notamment du cuivre. 5, record 1, French, - sous%2Dproduit
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Minas metálicas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- subproducto
1, record 1, Spanish, subproducto
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Producto útil que se obtiene en la fabricación de otro principal. 1, record 1, Spanish, - subproducto
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La producción de gas de alumbrado y de coque a partir de la hulla da como subproductos alquitrán, amoniaco, azufre, etc. 1, record 1, Spanish, - subproducto
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