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COBBER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Processing of Mineral Products
- Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Economic Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cobber
1, record 1, English, cobber
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- cobber man 2, record 1, English, cobber%20man
correct
- bucker 3, record 1, English, bucker
correct
- ore picker 4, record 1, English, ore%20picker
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In metal mining, a laborer who chips gangue (waste rock) from lumps of ore with a hammer, thus increasing the percentage of valuable minerals and reducing the amount of gangue to be handled in treating the ore at the mill or smelter. 2, record 1, English, - cobber
Record 1, Key term(s)
- cobber woman
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Préparation des produits miniers
- Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Géologie économique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- scheideur
1, record 1, French, scheideur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- scheideuse 2, record 1, French, scheideuse
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- trieur de minerai 3, record 1, French, trieur%20de%20minerai
masculine noun
- trieuse de minerai 4, record 1, French, trieuse%20de%20minerai
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ouvrier affecté au tri manuel du minerai. 5, record 1, French, - scheideur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le féminin scheideuse est virtuel. 2, record 1, French, - scheideur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Preparación de los productos mineros
- Explotación de minerales (Metalurgia)
- Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
- Geología económica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- escogedor
1, record 1, Spanish, escogedor
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- apartador 1, record 1, Spanish, apartador
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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