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HAND MINING [7 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2026-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining Operations
OBS

Artisanal mining refers to purely manual, informally organized mining work that relies on simple hand tools to extract minerals.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation minière
OBS

L'exploitation minière artisanale désigne un travail minier entièrement manuel, organisé de manière informelle, qui repose sur l'utilisation de simples outils manuels pour extraire les minéraux.

Spanish

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Record 2 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

hand hammer : an item in the "Mining and Mineral Harvesting Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Materials" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

marteau-perforateur à main : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement d'exploitation minière et d'extraction minérale» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour le traitement des matières».

Spanish

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Record 3 2018-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineshaft Sinking
DEF

The working and winning of coal or mineral by hand and not by machines.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fonçage des puits de mines
Key term(s)
  • abatage à la pioche

Spanish

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Record 4 2014-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Boring and Drilling (Mines)
CONT

A mining project is considered committed to production or migrating to the mine complex development work phase(the official start of full construction) when : the final feasibility study has demonstrated production at a profit, the production decision has been taken by the organization, financing is on hand or has been arranged, all permits and authorizations have been obtained, and major pieces of production equipment have been purchased or ordered.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sondage et forage miniers
CONT

On considère qu'un projet minier est visé par un engagement à produire ou qu'il se dirige vers la phase d'aménagement de complexes miniers (le début officiel de la construction entière) lorsque : l'étude finale de faisabilité a révélé une exploitation à profit, la décision d'amorcer la production a été prise par l'organisation, le financement a été reçu ou a été planifié, tous les permis et autorisations ont été obtenus et des pièces majeures d'équipement de production ont été achetées ou commandées.

Spanish

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Record 5 2011-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Explosives and Pyrotechnical Materials (Industries)
CONT

Nitrostarch, also called NS... is actually a mixture of several nitrate esters of starch.... Since this is really a variety of nitrated products the formula is [C6H7(OH) x(ONO2) y]n where x+y=3 and n is any whole number from one on up. The exact composition depends on the reaction conditions during the nitration. Nitrostarch found a use as a filler in hand grenades back in WWII, and also in mining explosives.

OBS

NS: This might be an in-house or a non-recognized abbreviation; not to be used alone, to avoid any risk of confusion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Explosifs et artifices (Industries)
DEF

Composé chimique se présentant sous la forme d'une poudre orange, de formule approximative [(C12H12O10(NO2)3]x, que l'on utilise dans la fabrication d'explosifs.

OBS

nitroamidon : Ce terme sert couramment à désigner le nitrate d'amidon, mais les deux termes doivent être distingués, le nitrate d'amidon n'étant qu'un des éléments entrant dans la composition du nitroamidon.

PHR

Nitroamidon humidifié, sec.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Explosivos y fuegos de artificio (Industrias)
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Record 6 2002-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Underground Mining
OBS

tramming : The practice of pushing tubs, mine cars, or trams, by hand. Tramming was an earlier practice in longwall stall mining, but is now largely obsolete.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation minière souterraine

Spanish

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Record 7 2001-03-27

English

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

A steel bar sharpened to a point or a chisel end for hand use(as in mining).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et équipement (Exploitation minière)
  • Travail aux explosifs (Exploitation minière)
DEF

Tige d'acier à extrémité taillée en biseau, utilisée pour le creusement à la main des trous de mine.

Spanish

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