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GOLD WASHING [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-04-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Gold and Silver Mining
- Processing of Mineral Products
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- gold wash
1, record 1, English, gold%20wash
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- gold washing 1, record 1, English, gold%20washing
correct
- alluvial gold-washing 2, record 1, English, alluvial%20gold%2Dwashing
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A place where gold is washed ... 1, record 1, English, - gold%20wash
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... used chiefly in the plural. 1, record 1, English, - gold%20wash
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The province of Mendoza is rich in gold-mines; and in that of Catamarca copper is largely extracted ... Captain Andrews (1827) mentions the "lavaderos" (alluvial gold-washings) of the Rinconada, and regrets that those of Jujuy, so much spoken of as producing abundance of gold in dust, grains (pepitas), and scales (laminae), yielding never less than 23 carats, have been abandoned, without being a third worked, for want of a pump. 2, record 1, English, - gold%20wash
Record 1, Key term(s)
- gold washes
- gold washings
- alluvial gold-washings
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mines d'or et d'argent
- Préparation des produits miniers
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- laverie d'alluvions
1, record 1, French, laverie%20d%27alluvions
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le Ghana, ancienne Côte de l'Or, ainsi appelée en 1471 par les Portugais, justifiait son nom par de petites laveries d'alluvions, des filons de quartz autour d'Obuasi dont certains sont fort riches (40 g/t) et des exploitations analogues à celles du Witwatersrand à Tarkwa (conglomérat de quartz avec or et pyrites enrobés dans le ciment). 1, record 1, French, - laverie%20d%27alluvions
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Minas de oro y de plata
- Preparación de los productos mineros
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- lavadero
1, record 1, Spanish, lavadero
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Placer, sitio donde se extraen y lavan arenas auríferas. 1, record 1, Spanish, - lavadero
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-04-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Gold and Silver Mining
- Processing of Mineral Products
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- gold washing
1, record 2, English, gold%20washing
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The act or process of washing auriferous soil for gold. 2, record 2, English, - gold%20washing
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Principle of gold washing.- The whole theory and practice of separating alluvial gold from the earthy matters and minerals with which it is found is dependent upon the high specific gravity of the precious metal; and all apparatus used in the operation is constructed and arranged on the principle that, while water has the power of removing the base material, the gold is almost entirely left behind. 3, record 2, English, - gold%20washing
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mines d'or et d'argent
- Préparation des produits miniers
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- orpaillage
1, record 2, French, orpaillage
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- lavage de l'or 2, record 2, French, lavage%20de%20l%27or
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Exploitation artisanale d'alluvions aurifères. 3, record 2, French, - orpaillage
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Minas de oro y de plata
- Preparación de los productos mineros
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- lavado de oro
1, record 2, Spanish, lavado%20de%20oro
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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