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MINE TRANSPORTATION [3 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2006-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining Operations
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

"Mining operations" means :(a) the extraction or production of mineral ore from or in a mine;(b) the transportation of mineral ore to the point of egress from the mine; and(c) the processing of... mineral ore... to the prime metal stage... [Regulations Amending the Income Tax Regulations(Mining Taxes) ]

CONT

Every licensee shall keep a record of (a) its operating and maintenance procedures ; (b) its mine plans showing the actual and planned mine workings; (c) the schedules for all of its planned mining operations ...

OBS

Regulation cited: Uranium Mines and Mills Regulations.

Key term(s)
  • mining operation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation minière
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

Le titulaire de permis tient des documents sur : a) les procédures d'entretien d'exploitation et d'entretien; b) les plans de la mine montrant les travaux prévus et en cours; c) les calendriers des travaux prévus d'exploitation minière [...] [Règlement sur les mines et les usines de concentration d'uranium]

OBS

Source pour «opérations minières» : Article 3900(2) du Règlement de l'impôt sur le revenu.

Key term(s)
  • opération minière
  • travail d'exploitation minière

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining Operations
  • Market Prices
DEF

The price of a mineral as it comes out of the mine, i. e. excluding transportation and processing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation minière
  • Prix (Commercialisation)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Explotación minera
  • Precios (Comercialización)
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Record 3 1989-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining Equipment and Tools
  • Ore Extraction and Transport
DEF

A vehicle on rubber tires or caterpillar treads and usually propelled by electric motors, electrical energy which is supplied by a diesel-driven generator, by storage batteries, or by a power distribution system through a portable cable. Its chief function is the transfer of raw materials, such as coal and ore, from loading machines in trackless areas of a mine to the main transportation system.

OBS

The introduction of shuttle cars in the United States originated the term trackless mining.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et équipement (Exploitation minière)
  • Extraction et transport du minerai
DEF

Engin à traction électrique ou Diesel, utilisé dans les mines souterraines pour transporter le minerai sur de courtes distances entre une chargeuse et un point de déchargement. (Le camion-navette circule indifféremment en marche avant ou en marche arrière.)

Spanish

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