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HOLING BLOCK [3 records]

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Record 1 1999-10-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Underground Mining
  • Construction of Boreholes (Mining)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation minière souterraine
  • Aménagement du trou de sondage (Mines)
OBS

[Chantier d'exploitation à retrait («Shrinkage stoping»)]. On peut amener aisément le minerai le long de la pente oblique du chantier qui requiert peu de boisage et peu de triage. Quand les blocs de minerai sont trop volumineux, il suffit de les fragmenter de nouveau avec des mines forées à très faible profondeur, dites pétards («block holing»).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Explotación minera subterránea
  • Disposición de los pozos de sondeo (Minas)
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Record 2 1998-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wood Products
  • Lining of Mineshafts and Passages
DEF

A tapered block of hardwood used in coal-mining, being inserted in the cut made by a machine cutter to prevent it from closing.

OBS

According to Terminology of Forest Science, Technology, Practice and Products, holing block is a term used in the Commonwealth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Produits du bois
  • Revêtements des puits et galeries (Mines)
DEF

Bloc de bois dur spécialement travaillé pour usage dans les mines. On le place dans une taille afin d'éviter sa fermeture.

Spanish

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Record 3 1986-10-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wood Turning and Lathing
OBS

Block : Any solid, chunky piece of wood, particularly one worked to serve some special purpose, e. g.... of the smaller sort, as a printing block, engraving block, holing block, match block, or paving....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tournage sur bois
DEF

Bloc de bois, de dimensions déterminées, à partir duquel seront fabriquées des bobines.

OBS

[Noter l'analogie avec] bloc pour tiges d'allumettes.

Spanish

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