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HAND-PICKING [2 records]

Record 1 2024-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Processing of Mineral Products
  • Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
DEF

Hand breaking of ore values away from gangue.

OBS

Not to be confused with "cobbing."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Préparation des produits miniers
  • Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
DEF

Opération de triage manuel, souvent complétée d'un concassage au marteau, ayant pour objet la préparation d'un concentré formé de blocs grossiers suffisamment riches en un minéral donné.

CONT

scheidage : Triage manuel d'un minerai.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Preparación de los productos mineros
  • Explotación de minerales (Metalurgia)
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Record 2 2014-09-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glass Industry
  • Glass Manufacturing
DEF

Equipment for the beneficiation of cullet, including washer, magnetic separator and hand-picking of other contaminants.

OBS

cullet plant: term and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in 1992.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie du verre
  • Fabrication du verre
DEF

Installation d’amélioration du calcin comprenant la laveuse, le séparateur magnétique et l’élimination manuelle des autres impuretés.

OBS

usine de traitement du calcin : terme et définition normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO) en 1992.

Spanish

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