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BENEFICIATION ORES [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-12-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
- Chemical Engineering
- Processing of Mineral Products
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- high-intensity magnetic separation
1, record 1, English, high%2Dintensity%20magnetic%20separation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- high intensity magnetic separation 2, record 1, English, high%20intensity%20magnetic%20separation
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... beneficiation will be by high-intensity magnetic separation rather than gravity (using spiral heavy media) because this technology is now available and because the latter would introduce contaminants ... 3, record 1, English, - high%2Dintensity%20magnetic%20separation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Magnetic separation : The separation of magnetic materials from nonmagnetic materials, using a magnet. This is an especially important process in the beneficiation of iron ores in which the magnetic mineral is separated from nonmagnetic material; for example, magnetite from other minerals... 4, record 1, English, - high%2Dintensity%20magnetic%20separation
Record 1, Key term(s)
- high-intensity separation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
- Génie chimique
- Préparation des produits miniers
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- séparation magnétique à haute intensité
1, record 1, French, s%C3%A9paration%20magn%C3%A9tique%20%C3%A0%20haute%20intensit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Séparation effectuée dans un champ magnétique au-dessus de 10 000 Œrsted qui permet d'extraire les minéraux paramagnétiques. 2, record 1, French, - s%C3%A9paration%20magn%C3%A9tique%20%C3%A0%20haute%20intensit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'évolution des techniques de séparation pneumatique jointe à l'évolution des techniques de séparation magnétique à haute intensité permet, non seulement de traiter des minerais à hématite, mais encore des minerais de manganèse, de magnésite (serpentines), d'épurer des feldspaths ferrifères [...] 3, record 1, French, - s%C3%A9paration%20magn%C3%A9tique%20%C3%A0%20haute%20intensit%C3%A9
Record 1, Key term(s)
- séparation à haute intensité
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-11-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
- Processing of Mineral Products
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- mineral beneficiation
1, record 2, English, mineral%20beneficiation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- ore beneficiation 2, record 2, English, ore%20beneficiation
correct
- ore beneficiation process 3, record 2, English, ore%20beneficiation%20process
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
As most ores mined today are low-grade ores-that is, they contain only a small percentage of valuable metals-a large bulk of material must be treated... Therefore methods are used to... remove as much of the worthless part as possible. This is called mineral beneficiation... 1, record 2, English, - mineral%20beneficiation
Record 2, Key term(s)
- beneficiation of ores
- ore enrichment
- ore benefication
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
- Préparation des produits miniers
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- enrichissement des minerais
1, record 2, French, enrichissement%20des%20minerais
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- valorisation des minerais 2, record 2, French, valorisation%20des%20minerais
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble de divers procédés mécaniques, physiques ou physico-chimiques ayant pour but d'augmenter la concentration en élément utile des minerais, de rendre ceux-ci plus faciles à traiter par les processus ultérieurs des réactions métallurgiques, et enfin d'éliminer des parties stériles, telles que les gangues, avant les traitements d'élaboration. 3, record 2, French, - enrichissement%20des%20minerais
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-09-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
- Processing of Mineral Products
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- ore dressing
1, record 3, English, ore%20dressing
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- ore preparation 2, record 3, English, ore%20preparation
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
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). The fundamental operations of ore-dressing processes are the breaking apart of the associated constituents of the ore by mechanical means(severance) and the separation of the severed components(beneficiation) into concentrate and tailing, using mechanical or physical methods which do not effect substantial chemical changes. 3, record 3, English, - ore%20dressing
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
- Préparation des produits miniers
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- mécanominéralurgie
1, record 3, French, m%C3%A9canomin%C3%A9ralurgie
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- préparation mécanique 2, record 3, French, pr%C3%A9paration%20m%C3%A9canique
correct, feminine noun
- préparation mécanique des minerais 3, record 3, French, pr%C3%A9paration%20m%C3%A9canique%20des%20minerais
correct, feminine noun
- traitement mécanique 4, record 3, French, traitement%20m%C3%A9canique
masculine noun
- traitement physique 5, record 3, French, traitement%20physique
masculine noun
- concentration physique 5, record 3, French, concentration%20physique
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Minéralurgie par séparation physique (gravité, séparation magnétique, flottation, etc.). 1, record 3, French, - m%C3%A9canomin%C3%A9ralurgie
Record 3, Key term(s)
- préparation des minerais
- traitement du minerai
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Explotación de minerales (Metalurgia)
- Preparación de los productos mineros
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- preparación mecánica de minerales
1, record 3, Spanish, preparaci%C3%B3n%20mec%C3%A1nica%20de%20minerales
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3, Key term(s)
- preparación mecánica
Record 4 - internal organization data 1990-10-01
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Processing of Mineral Products
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- acid-leach beneficiation 1, record 4, English, acid%2Dleach%20beneficiation
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The ore minerals at Strange Lake are amenable to acid-leach beneficiation techniques, and thus may possess a definite economic advantage over other conventional ores of zirconia(baddeleyite, zircon). 1, record 4, English, - acid%2Dleach%20beneficiation
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Préparation des produits miniers
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- enrichissement par lixiviation acide
1, record 4, French, enrichissement%20par%20lixiviation%20acide
proposal, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- valorisation par lixiviation acide 1, record 4, French, valorisation%20par%20lixiviation%20acide
proposal, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir fiches "acid leaching" et "beneficiation" en minéralogie. 1, record 4, French, - enrichissement%20par%20lixiviation%20acide
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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