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CRUSHING MILL [5 records]

Record 1 2016-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
  • Processing of Mineral Products
DEF

An apparatus ... in which rock is crushed by descending pestles (stamps), operated by waterpower or steam power.

OBS

Amalgamation is usually combined with crushing when gold or silver is the metal sought, but copper, tin ores, etc., are stamped to prepare them for dressing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
  • Préparation des produits miniers
DEF

Appareil employé dans les usines métallurgiques pour broyer les minerais [...]

OBS

Le pilon du bocard, soulevé par une came, retombe sur un dé en acier fixé sur la partie inférieure (enclume) de l'auge où il travaille; les particules suffisamment broyées s'évacuent à travers un tamis. [...] Les pilons sont en général installés par batteries de 5 à 10 [...]

Key term(s)
  • broyeur à pilons
  • moulin à pilons

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Explotación de minerales (Metalurgia)
  • Preparación de los productos mineros
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Record 2 2004-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Establishments
  • Fatty Substances (Food)
DEF

A factory using oil mills.

OBS

crushing plant: term used at the Canadian Grain Commission in the field of cereal terminology.

Key term(s)
  • oilseed crushing plant
  • oilseed crushing mill

French

Domaine(s)
  • Établissements industriels
  • Corps gras (Ind. de l'aliment.)
DEF

Usine où l'on fabrique des huiles végétales.

CONT

Le groupe Ferruzzi vient d'acheter à Unilever l'usine de trituration d'oléagineux et de raffinage de Mannheim en Allemagne.

OBS

usine de trituration : terme en usage à la Commission canadienne des grains dans le domaine céréalier.

Spanish

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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Tools and Equipment
  • Milling and Cereal Industries

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage industriel
  • Minoterie et céréales

Spanish

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Record 4 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Tools and Equipment
  • Soil Improvement and Fertilizer Management

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage industriel
  • Fumure et amélioration du sol

Spanish

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Record 5 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment and Plant (Metallurgy)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et matériels (Métallurgie)

Spanish

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