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FENDUE [2 records]

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Record 1 2006-08-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mine Passages
DEF

The main working gallery or entry of a coal seam which dips at an angle and along which mine cars are hauled ...

CONT

Three methods, drift, slope, and shaft (or various combinations thereof), are used to gain access to coal located too deep underground for surface mining. ... A slope is an inclined opening driven to work a seam with a downward inclination, or to reach from the surface to a seam or between seams.

OBS

When not open at one end to the surface, it is known as an inside slope.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Galeries et soles (Mines)
DEF

[...] galerie [en pente] débouchant au jour.

CONT

Lorsque le gîte est à profondeur modérée, on l'atteint à partir de la surface par une galerie inclinée, ou «fendue», dont la pente admissible est limitée à environ 18° [...]

OBS

Lorsque la pente est forte, c'est un puits incliné.

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-10-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Underground Mining
DEF

An adit, drift, or tunnel ending at the surface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation minière souterraine
DEF

Descenderie permettant l'accès au gisement depuis la surface et pouvant être utilisée pour l'extraction.

CONT

Lorsque le gîte est à profondeur modérée, on l'atteint à partir de la surface par une galerie inclinée, ou «fendue», dont la pente admissible est limitée à environ 18° [...]

OBS

fendue (n.f.) : [...] Terme utilisé principalement dans les houillères du Centre et du Midi [de la France].

Spanish

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