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BENEFICIATION MILL [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-10-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Processing of Mineral Products
- Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- concentrate
1, record 1, English, concentrate
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ore concentrate 2, record 1, English, ore%20concentrate
correct
- ore-concentrate 3, record 1, English, ore%2Dconcentrate
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Enriched ore after removal of waste in beneficiation mill. 4, record 1, English, - concentrate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ore dressing. Treatment of ores to concentrate their valuable constituents (minerals) into products (concentrate) of smaller bulk, and simultaneously to collect the worthless material (gangue) into discardable waste (tailing). 5, record 1, English, - concentrate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Mines commonly possess mineral dressing plants in which the raw ore is milled before the separation of the ore minerals from the gangue minerals by various processes, which provide ore concentrates, and tailings which are made up of gangue. 6, record 1, English, - concentrate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
... the Eldorado mine at Port Radium produced, from 1938 to 1960, about 6000 t of uranium metal in concentrates ... from ores grading between 0.3 and 0.6% U. 3, record 1, English, - concentrate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Mineral concentrate. 3, record 1, English, - concentrate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Préparation des produits miniers
- Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- concentré
1, record 1, French, concentr%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- concentré de minerai 2, record 1, French, concentr%C3%A9%20de%20minerai
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Minerai concentré, par préparation physique ou chimique, à teneur marchande. 3, record 1, French, - concentr%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La préparation du minerai comprend les opérations par lesquelles, à partir d'un minerai et à travers des procédés physiques ou chimico-physiques, on extrait plusieurs produits contenant les espèces minéralogiques utiles (concentré de minerai) et on élimine les espèces inutiles ou nuisibles (gangue stérile). 4, record 1, French, - concentr%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] le minerai enrichi est concassé, broyé, lavé, traité [...] Les concentrés obtenus sont ensuite fondus pour donner finalement le métal pur. 5, record 1, French, - concentr%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Le concentré d'uranium, obtenu par traitement chimique contient environ 60 à 70 % d'uranium. 3, record 1, French, - concentr%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Concentré de minéraux. 6, record 1, French, - concentr%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Preparación de los productos mineros
- Explotación de minerales (Metalurgia)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- concentrado
1, record 1, Spanish, concentrado
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-10-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Processing of Mineral Products
- Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- beneficiation mill
1, record 2, English, beneficiation%20mill
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- dressing plant 2, record 2, English, dressing%20plant
correct
- dressing works 3, record 2, English, dressing%20works
correct, plural
- dressing-works 4, record 2, English, dressing%2Dworks
plural
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hydraulic backfilling uses tailings from the mine’s dressing plant which are distributed underground through bore holes and plastic tubing. 2, record 2, English, - beneficiation%20mill
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
concentrate(n) : Enriched ore after removal of waste in beneficiation mill. 1, record 2, English, - beneficiation%20mill
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
dressing works: term rarely used in the singular (dressing work). 5, record 2, English, - beneficiation%20mill
Record 2, Key term(s)
- dressing work
- beneficiation plant
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Préparation des produits miniers
- Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- usine d'enrichissement
1, record 2, French, usine%20d%27enrichissement
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- atelier d'enrichissement 2, record 2, French, atelier%20d%27enrichissement
see observation, masculine noun
- installation d'enrichissement 3, record 2, French, installation%20d%27enrichissement
feminine noun
- installation de préparation 4, record 2, French, installation%20de%20pr%C3%A9paration
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] usine, généralement située sur le carreau de la mine, où sont réalisées les différentes opérations minéralurgiques. 5, record 2, French, - usine%20d%27enrichissement
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
atelier d'enrichissement : Cette appellation plus spécifique des minerais métalliques est remplacée pour d'autres substances par atelier de traitement, laverie, lavoir, fabrique, atelier de concentration. 5, record 2, French, - usine%20d%27enrichissement
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le terme «atelier», en plus de s'appliquer à l'ensemble de l'usine, peut aussi ne désigner qu'une partie de cette usine consacrée à un traitement minéralurgique. 6, record 2, French, - usine%20d%27enrichissement
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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