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GRADE ORE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-10-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Processing of Mineral Products
- Metals Mining
- Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mill head
1, record 1, English, mill%20head
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- mill head grade 2, record 1, English, mill%20head%20grade
correct
- head grade 3, record 1, English, head%20grade
correct
- head 4, record 1, English, head
correct, see observation, noun
- grade 5, record 1, English, grade
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
mill head: Assay value, or units of value per ton, in ore accepted for treatment in a concentrating plant or mill. 4, record 1, English, - mill%20head
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
mill head grade: Metal content of mined ore going into a mill for processing. 5, record 1, English, - mill%20head
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... expressed as troy ounces per ton or grams per tonne for precious metals and as a percentage for other metals. 5, record 1, English, - mill%20head
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the first quarter of 2001, the head grade was averaging 95.33 g/t (2.78 oz/st) ... 6, record 1, English, - mill%20head
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The mill head grade was 319 g/tonne silver and the mill recovery rate was 88.71% ... 7, record 1, English, - mill%20head
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
head: In mineral processing, the mill head, or grade of ore, accepted by the mill for treatment. Commonly used in the plural ["heads"]. 4, record 1, English, - mill%20head
Record 1, Key term(s)
- heads
- grade of ore
- ore grade
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Préparation des produits miniers
- Mines métalliques
- Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- teneur de tête du minerai traité
1, record 1, French, teneur%20de%20t%C3%AAte%20du%20minerai%20trait%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- teneur du minerai traité 2, record 1, French, teneur%20du%20minerai%20trait%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
- teneur de tête 3, record 1, French, teneur%20de%20t%C3%AAte
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] l'usine de la société a traité un total de 11 338 tonnes de minerai. Durant cette période, les teneurs moyennes du minerai traité à l'usine furent respectivement de 107 g/t Ag et 1,12 g/t Au. 2, record 1, French, - teneur%20de%20t%C3%AAte%20du%20minerai%20trait%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] Glimmer Resources ont identifié à leur propriété aurifère Hislop Beatty un gisement de minerai d'une teneur de 11,14 g/t. 4, record 1, French, - teneur%20de%20t%C3%AAte%20du%20minerai%20trait%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[...] gisements renfermant du minerai réfractaire de faible teneur titrant en or moins de 3,5 g/t [...] 5, record 1, French, - teneur%20de%20t%C3%AAte%20du%20minerai%20trait%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
En contexte de traduction, une phrase du type «the head grade was averaging 95 g/t» pourrait être traduite par «les teneurs moyennes du minerai traité ont été de 95 g/t» ou par «le minerai traité titrait en moyenne 95 g/t». Voir les contextes qui précèdent. 6, record 1, French, - teneur%20de%20t%C3%AAte%20du%20minerai%20trait%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
teneur : Contenu en métal d'un minerai, exprimé en %, g/t, etc. [en anglais : «grade»; en espagnol : «ley»; en allemand : «Gehalt».] 7, record 1, French, - teneur%20de%20t%C3%AAte%20du%20minerai%20trait%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-05-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Economic Geology
- Metals Mining
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ore grade
1, record 2, English, ore%20grade
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- grade of ore 2, record 2, English, grade%20of%20ore
correct
- grade of the ore 1, record 2, English, grade%20of%20the%20ore
correct
- grade of ores 3, record 2, English, grade%20of%20ores
correct
- ore tenor 1, record 2, English, ore%20tenor
correct
- tenor of ore 4, record 2, English, tenor%20of%20ore
correct
- ore concentration 5, record 2, English, ore%20concentration
- concentration of ore 6, record 2, English, concentration%20of%20ore
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The metal content of an ore which can be expressed either in percent or in ounces per ton, etc. 4, record 2, English, - ore%20grade
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cut and fill mining is a fairly costly mining method as the back and walls must be conditioned every cut to provide a safe working face. The overall lifetime grade of ore in the proposed stope must be sufficient to support this conditioning cost. 7, record 2, English, - ore%20grade
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... the ore concentration ... varies from place to place ... 5, record 2, English, - ore%20grade
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géologie économique
- Mines métalliques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- teneur de minerai
1, record 2, French, teneur%20de%20minerai
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- teneur du minerai 2, record 2, French, teneur%20du%20minerai
correct, feminine noun
- concentration de minerai 3, record 2, French, concentration%20de%20minerai
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La teneur d'un minerai peut être définie en minéral contenu (ex. : teneur en quartz d'un minerai d'or ou de tungstène) ou en métal contenu (ex. : teneur en plomb d'un minerai constitué de sulfure de plomb, ou galène), ou en un élément équivalent, généralement l'oxyde (ex. : la teneur des minerais de potasse, constitués de chlorures ou de carbonates de potassium, s'exprime en K2O contenu). 4, record 2, French, - teneur%20de%20minerai
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] la teneur du minerai [...] varie en tout point du terrain [...] 5, record 2, French, - teneur%20de%20minerai
Record 2, Key term(s)
- teneur des minerais
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geología económica
- Minas metálicas
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- ley del mineral
1, record 2, Spanish, ley%20del%20mineral
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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