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TUYAU POINTE [1 record]

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Record 1 1990-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining Equipment and Tools
  • Preparatory Mining Work
DEF

A drivepipe through which steam or water is introduced into frozen gravel to thaw it for mining or dredging.

CONT

thawing point driver : In metal mining, one who drives steam or water points (specially made pipe with a chisel bit at one end) into the frozen ground of a placer deposit in advance of dredging operations, to thaw the ground so that it can be worked by the dredge for recovery of the gold.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et équipement (Exploitation minière)
  • Travaux préparatoires (Exploitation minière)
CONT

Si le gravier est congelé, on doit le dégeler avant l'extraction. À cette fin, on se sert de vapeur d'eau chaude ou d'eau froide, injectée dans le gravier au moyen d'ajutages ou de tuyaux à pointes.

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