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REMOVAL OVERBURDEN [1 record]

Record 1 2017-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Preparatory Mining Work
CONT

Any evaluation of a specific need for overburden removal requires that the engineer first be aware of the various designations of overburden, the state-of-the art removal systems, and [the] methods to transport these materials to permanent deposition areas.

OBS

overburden removal: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the Black Carbon Inventory and the Air Pollutant Emission Inventory Report.

Key term(s)
  • removal of overburden

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travaux préparatoires (Exploitation minière)
OBS

enlèvement de morts-terrains : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre de l'Inventaire des émissions de polluants atmosphériques.

OBS

enlèvement de matériaux de recouvrement : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre de l'inventaire de carbone noir.

Spanish

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