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HOIST ORE [3 records]

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Record 1 2017-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Mining Operations
DEF

In mining, one who operates steam or electric hoisting machinery used to lower cages (elevators) and skips (large, metal boxlike containers) into a mine and to raise them to the surface from different levels.

OBS

hoist : A power-driven windlass for raising ore, rock, or other material from a mine and for lowering or raising men and material.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Exploitation minière
DEF

Ouvrier qui assure, dans une mine, la conduite d'un treuil.

OBS

Dans les treuils à moteur, la vapeur, qui était souvent utilisée autrefois, a pratiquement disparu. On utilise soit le moteur à explosion, [...] soit, le plus souvent, le moteur électrique [...]

OBS

Les différences qui justifient les dénominations de «treuil» et de «palans» deviennent parfois [...] infimes [...] Actuellement, on distingue assez arbitrairement ces outils de levage.

Key term(s)
  • conductrice de treuil

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ore Extraction and Transport
DEF

Robustly constructed steel, wooden, or concrete structure which receives intermittent supplies of mined ore and can transfer them continuously by rate-controlled withdrawal systems(bottom gates and ore feeders) to the treatment plant. Thus a buffer stock is held which allows the mine to hoist ore intermittently without bringing milling operations to a standstill.

PHR

Coarse, fine ore bin.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Extraction et transport du minerai
DEF

Réservoir, généralement métallique, surélevé et destiné à stocker le minerai provenant d'un convoyeur.

CONT

L'éloignement des chantiers d'exploitation conduit au creusement de silos à minerai alimentés par les chargeuses et desservis par les camions de transport.

OBS

La trémie est munie d'une trappe à sa base pour déverser le minerai, notamment dans des wagons de chemin de fer.

PHR

Silo de minerai grossier.

PHR

Trémie à minerai fin.

Key term(s)
  • accumulateur à minerai

Spanish

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Record 3 2000-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ore Extraction and Transport
CONT

After checking for gas leaks, workers reinforce the walls and ceiling to prevent cave-ins and then hoist the ore out of the mine through the vertical shafts.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Extraction et transport du minerai
CONT

Les hommes devaient extraire le minerai tandis que les femmes et les enfants le triaient, le nettoyaient.

Spanish

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