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GOLD PROVINCE [10 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 1997-01-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Coins and Bank Notes
- Numismatics
- Coining
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- commemorative
1, record 2, English, commemorative
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
For Canada, said of a coin or medal whose reverse bears a design motif recalling an historical figure or event, an aspect of Canadian life, culture, or contribution to an event of international significance. 1, record 2, English, - commemorative
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The annual RCM commemorative collectors’ coins are the Proof $100 and $200 Gold Coins, the Proof Silver Dollar, and the Brilliant Uncirculated Silver Dollar. Some current coins are also commemorative coins : for example, the 1951 five-cent coin recalls the 200th anniversary of the discovery and naming of the element nickel from which the coin is made; the 1973 twenty-five-cent coin marks the 100th anniversary of the formation of the North West Mounted Police(now known as the Royal Canadian Mounted Police) ;the 1967 series of 1-, 5-, 10-, 25-, and 50-cent coins commemorates Canada's Centennial; the 1992 series, consisting of twelve 25-cent coins(one for each province and territory) and a one-dollar "CANADA 125" coin, celebrates its 125th Anniversary; and the 1994 Remembrance Dollar, issued on the 50th anniversary of the D-Day, honours all Canadians who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country in time of war. 1, record 2, English, - commemorative
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
- Numismatique
- Monnayage
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- commémoratif
1, record 2, French, comm%C3%A9moratif
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pour le Canada, se dit de toute pièce de monnaie, médaille ou jeton dont le motif du revers évoque le souvenir d'un personnage ou d'un événement historique, un aspect de la réalité ou de la culture canadienne, ou la contribution du pays à un événement de portée internationale. 1, record 2, French, - comm%C3%A9moratif
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les pièces commémoratives frappées annuellement par la MRC pour les collectionneurs sont les pièces de 100 $ et de 200 $ en or au fini épreuve numismatique, le dollar en argent épreuve numismatique et le dollar en argent brillant hors-circulation. La monnaie courante a aussi des pièces commémoratives; entre autres : la pièce de cinq cents de 1951 soulignant les 200 ans de la découverte et de la désignation de l'élément nickel, le métal même avec lequel la pièce est faite; la pièce de vingt-cinq cents de 1973 marquant le 100e anniversaire de la formation de la Gendarmerie royale du Canada, alors connue sous le nom de Police à cheval du Nord-Ouest; la série de pièces de un, cinq, dix, vingt-cinq et cinquante cents commémorant le Centenaire de la Confédération canadienne en 1967; la série des douze pièces de vingt-cinq cents, une par province et territoire, et du dollar «CANADA 125», célébrant le 125e anniversaire du pays en 1992; et le dollar du Souvenir 1994 émis en l'année du 50e anniversaire du jour J et rendant hommage aux Canadiens qui ont tout sacrifié pour leur pays en temps de guerre. 1, record 2, French, - comm%C3%A9moratif
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1996-11-21
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Economic Geology
- Iron and Manganese Mining
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- manganese province
1, record 3, English, manganese%20province
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Asia's metallogenic provinces include the Siberian Shield gold province, the platinum province in the Urals, the Georgian manganese province, the Malayan tin province, and the Chinese tungsten province. 1, record 3, English, - manganese%20province
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géologie économique
- Mines de fer et de manganèse
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- province manganésifère
1, record 3, French, province%20mangan%C3%A9sif%C3%A8re
proposal, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Par analogie avec «province titanifère» et «province stannifère» (voir fiches). 1, record 3, French, - province%20mangan%C3%A9sif%C3%A8re
Record 3, Key term(s)
- province à manganèse
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1996-11-21
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Economic Geology
- Metals Mining
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- titanium province
1, record 4, English, titanium%20province
proposal
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
By analogy with "gold province" and "copper province. " 1, record 4, English, - titanium%20province
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Géologie économique
- Mines métalliques
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- province titanifère
1, record 4, French, province%20titanif%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
À telle province de charnockites et d'anorthosites par exemple, correspondra une province titanifère (Québec, Norvège), car ces roches renferment toujours beaucoup de fer titané. 1, record 4, French, - province%20titanif%C3%A8re
Record 4, Key term(s)
- province à titane
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1996-11-21
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Copper Mining
- Economic Geology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- copper province
1, record 5, English, copper%20province
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Among the examples of metallogenic provinces in North America are the gold province on the Canadian Shield... ;the lead-zinc province of the Mississippi Valley... ;the copper province of the southwestern United States and adjacent parts of Mexico, which at one time produced about one-third of the world's copper;.... 1, record 5, English, - copper%20province
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
In South America, the copper province extending northward from Chile into Peru provides a considerable portion of the world’s copper. 1, record 5, English, - copper%20province
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Mines de cuivre
- Géologie économique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- province cuprifère
1, record 5, French, province%20cuprif%C3%A8re
proposal, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Par analogie avec «province aurifère» et «province stannifère» (voir fiches). 1, record 5, French, - province%20cuprif%C3%A8re
Record 5, Key term(s)
- province à cuivre
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1996-11-21
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Economic Geology
- Chromium, Molybdenum and Tungsten Mining
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- tungsten province
1, record 6, English, tungsten%20province
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Asia's metallogenic provinces include the Siberian Shield gold province, the platinum province in the Urals, the Georgian manganese province, the Malayan tin province, and the Chinese tungsten province. 1, record 6, English, - tungsten%20province
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Géologie économique
- Mines de chrome, de molybdène et de tungstène
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- province tungstifère
1, record 6, French, province%20tungstif%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] le long des chaînes est-asiatiques, on peut admettre l'existence d'une province, surtout stannifère, malayo-indonésienne [...] et d'une province surtout tungstifère, en Chine du Sud, en Corée et au Japon. [...] de l'autre côté du Pacifique, nous retrouvons une province essentiellement tungstifère (particulièrement dépourvue d'étain) dans l'Ouest des U.S.A. [...] 1, record 6, French, - province%20tungstif%C3%A8re
Record 6, Key term(s)
- province tungsténifère
- province à tungstène
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1996-11-21
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Economic Geology
- Gold and Silver Mining
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- gold province
1, record 7, English, gold%20province
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Among the examples of metallogenic provinces in North America are the gold province on the Canadian Shield that extends for 3, 200 kilometres(2, 000 miles) and includes all the major Canadian gold camps... 1, record 7, English, - gold%20province
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Géologie économique
- Mines d'or et d'argent
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- province aurifère
1, record 7, French, province%20aurif%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] en métallogénie, [...] certaines [...] provinces paraissent surtout déterminées par la profondeur de l'érosion : telles sont les provinces aurifères des vieux boucliers. 1, record 7, French, - province%20aurif%C3%A8re
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1996-11-21
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Economic Geology
- Gold and Silver Mining
- Lead, Zinc, Thallium and Cadmium Mining
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- silver-lead province
1, record 8, English, silver%2Dlead%20province
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Among the examples of metallogenic provinces in North America are the gold province on the Canadian Shield... ;the lead-zinc province of the Mississippi Valley... ;the copper province of the southwestern United States... ;and a large silver-lead province in north central Mexico, which contains widespread, lead-zinc ores very rich in silver. 1, record 8, English, - silver%2Dlead%20province
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Géologie économique
- Mines d'or et d'argent
- Plomb, zinc, thallium et cadmium (Mines)
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- province plombo-argentifère
1, record 8, French, province%20plombo%2Dargentif%C3%A8re
proposal, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Par analogie avec «province stanno-argentifère» (voir fiche). 1, record 8, French, - province%20plombo%2Dargentif%C3%A8re
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1996-11-21
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Economic Geology
- Metals Mining
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- platinum province
1, record 9, English, platinum%20province
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Asia's metallogenic provinces include the Siberian Shield gold province, the platinum province in the Urals, the Georgian manganese province.... 1, record 9, English, - platinum%20province
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Géologie économique
- Mines métalliques
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- province platinifère
1, record 9, French, province%20platinif%C3%A8re
proposal, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Par analogie aver «province stannifère» et «province aurifère» (voir fiches). 1, record 9, French, - province%20platinif%C3%A8re
Record 9, Key term(s)
- province à platine
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1996-11-15
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Economic Geology
- Lead, Zinc, Thallium and Cadmium Mining
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- lead-zinc province
1, record 10, English, lead%2Dzinc%20province
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Among the examples of metallogenic provinces in North America are the gold province on the Canadian Shield... ;the lead-zinc province of the Mississippi Valley, which is the world's largest producer of those metals; the copper province of the southwestern United States.... 1, record 10, English, - lead%2Dzinc%20province
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Géologie économique
- Plomb, zinc, thallium et cadmium (Mines)
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- province à plomb-zinc
1, record 10, French, province%20%C3%A0%20plomb%2Dzinc
correct, feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
- province plombo-zincifère 2, record 10, French, province%20plombo%2Dzincif%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] il faudrait admettre que les solutions hydrothermales n'auraient apporté que fort peu de cuivre, et ceci dans tous les grands districts ou provinces plombo-zincifères du monde, comme la Vallée du Mississippi [...] 2, record 10, French, - province%20%C3%A0%20plomb%2Dzinc
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 2 CONT
L'Allemagne a une petite province à argent-cobalt, dans l'Erzgebirge [...] ainsi qu'une province à plomb-zinc dans le Harz. 1, record 10, French, - province%20%C3%A0%20plomb%2Dzinc
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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