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WASH ORE [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-02-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Various Metal Ores
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- wash ore
1, record 1, English, wash%20ore
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This partly leached iron-formation has been termed "treat rock" or "wash ore" and provides an important... type of ore derived from residually enriched iron-formation. 1, record 1, English, - wash%20ore
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- minerai à laver
1, record 1, French, minerai%20%C3%A0%20laver
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cette formation de fer partiellement lessivée est appelée «roche à traiter» (treat rock) ou «minerai à laver» (wash ore) et représente un [...] type important de minerai dérivé d'une formation de fer par voie de concentration résiduelle et d'enrichissement secondaire. 1, record 1, French, - minerai%20%C3%A0%20laver
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-02-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Various Metal Ores
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- treat rock
1, record 2, English, treat%20rock
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- treat-rock 1, record 2, English, treat%2Drock
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This partly leached iron-formation has been termed "treat rock" or "wash ore" and provides an important... type of ore derived from residually enriched iron-formation. 1, record 2, English, - treat%20rock
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- roche à traiter
1, record 2, French, roche%20%C3%A0%20traiter
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cette formation de fer partiellement lessivée est appelée «roche à traiter» (treat rock) ou «minerai à laver» (wash ore) et représente un [...] type important de minerai dérivé d'une formation de fer par voie de concentration résiduelle et d'enrichissement secondaire. 1, record 2, French, - roche%20%C3%A0%20traiter
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2002-04-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Processing of Mineral Products
- Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- scrubbing
1, record 3, English, scrubbing
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Washing and Scrubbing the Ore. Washing of run-of-mine ore removes obscuring dust and casual dirt from the surface of the pieces and facilitates recognition when hand picking is to be practised. A second effect may be the removal of primary slimes of no value. Clays, colloidal fines, and similar valueless material can easily be taken out at the earlier stages, but may be difficult to remove once fine crushing has liberated a substantial quantity of finely shattered mineral. ... The disintegrating forces used are of a gentle nature, not intended to fracture the ore but simply to tumble particle against particle until the desired amount of cleansing has been accomplished. 2, record 3, English, - scrubbing
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
scrubber : A device, such as a wash screen, wash trommel, log washer, and hydraulic jet or monitor, in which a coarse and sticky material, for example, ore or clay, is either washed free of adherents or mildly disintegrated. 3, record 3, English, - scrubbing
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Préparation des produits miniers
- Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- débourbage
1, record 3, French, d%C3%A9bourbage
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- lavage-débourbage 2, record 3, French, lavage%2Dd%C3%A9bourbage
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lavage d'un minerai argileux ou boueux pour le débarrasser de l'argile qui l'empâte. 3, record 3, French, - d%C3%A9bourbage
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Débourbage. Dans certaines exploitations, le tout-venant est mêlé d'argile; après concassage, il est débourbé par brassage avec de l'eau, soit dans un cylindre horizontal en rotation lente dont les palettes fixées à l'intérieur font progresser le minerai vers l'extrémité de sortie, soit dans un cylindre vibrant, ou encore sur des vibrocribles violemment arrosés, ou enfin dans une auge brassée par deux arbres munis de pales («log washer»). 4, record 3, French, - d%C3%A9bourbage
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2000-10-25
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Processing of Mineral Products
- Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- buddling
1, record 4, English, buddling
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- buddling process 1, record 4, English, buddling%20process
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The process of washing ore in an inclined trough or vat in order to concentrate stamped ore by subjecting it to the action of running water so as to wash out the lighter and less valuable portions. 2, record 4, English, - buddling
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
It was ... deemed advisable to increase the concentrations, by the buddling process, so as uniformly to reach $4 the bushel in the calcined ore. 1, record 4, English, - buddling
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Préparation des produits miniers
- Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- débourbage des minerais
1, record 4, French, d%C3%A9bourbage%20des%20minerais
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- lavage des minerais 1, record 4, French, lavage%20des%20minerais
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2000-10-11
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Processing of Mineral Products
- Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
- Mining Wastes
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- wash tailings
1, record 5, English, wash%20tailings
correct, see observation, plural
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- wash ore tailings 2, record 5, English, wash%20ore%20%20tailings
correct, see observation, plural
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
wash ore tailings; wash tailings : terms rarely used in the singular(wash ore tailing; wash tailing). 3, record 5, English, - wash%20tailings
Record 5, Key term(s)
- wash ore tailing
- wash tailing
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Préparation des produits miniers
- Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
- Déchets miniers
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- résidus de lavage du minerai
1, record 5, French, r%C3%A9sidus%20de%20lavage%20du%20minerai
correct, see observation, masculine noun, plural
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la mer constitue le point de déversement des résidus de lavage du minerai. Les conséquences néfastes sur l'écosystème marin sont remarquables : disparition de certaines espèces de poissons [...] 2, record 5, French, - r%C3%A9sidus%20de%20lavage%20du%20minerai
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
résidus de lavage du minerai : terme rarement utilisé au singulier (résidu de lavage du minerai). 3, record 5, French, - r%C3%A9sidus%20de%20lavage%20du%20minerai
Record 5, Key term(s)
- résidu de lavage de minerai
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - external organization data 2000-05-29
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Mining Operations
- Protection of Life
- Occupational Health and Safety
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- health and safety facility
1, record 6, English, health%20and%20safety%20facility
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The design of the mill... The location of(a) control stations and control rooms;(b) ore storage facilities; and(c) eye wash fountains, safety showers, drinking water fountains, first aid stations, lunch rooms, fume hoods and their discharge points, shower facilities, change rooms and other health and safety facilities. 1, record 6, English, - health%20and%20safety%20facility
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Exploitation minière
- Sécurité des personnes
- Santé et sécurité au travail
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- installation de santé et de sécurité
1, record 6, French, installation%20de%20sant%C3%A9%20et%20de%20s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme proposé en accord avec la Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire. 1, record 6, French, - installation%20de%20sant%C3%A9%20et%20de%20s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1992-11-13
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Extraction Procedures - Various (Mining)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- paddock
1, record 7, English, paddock
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a space or platform near the mouth of a shaft or excavation for temporary storage of ore or wash dirt. 2, record 7, English, - paddock
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sometimes, instead of washing the pay-dirt from a digging as fast as it is raised, the miners stack it in "paddocks," which are spaces alongside the shaft strongly fenced in with slabs, until the claim or property is exhausted, and then hold a general washing-up. This system of working is called "paddocking." 3, record 7, English, - paddock
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Procédés d'extraction divers (Exploit. minière)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- halde de minerai
1, record 7, French, halde%20de%20minerai
feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- dépôt provisoire 2, record 7, French, d%C3%A9p%C3%B4t%20provisoire
masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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