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LONGWALL-RETREATING METHOD [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-01-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Extraction Procedures - Various (Mining)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- longwall retreating
1, record 1, English, longwall%20retreating
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- longwall retreating method 2, record 1, English, longwall%20retreating%20method
correct
- longwall-retreating method 3, record 1, English, longwall%2Dretreating%20method
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A system of longwall working in which the developing headings are driven narrow to the boundary or limit line and then the coal seam is extracted by longwall faces retreating towards the shaft. 1, record 1, English, - longwall%20retreating
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In this method, all the roadways are in the solid coal seam and the waste areas are left behind. 1, record 1, English, - longwall%20retreating
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Semihorizon mining may include the longwall-retreating method. 3, record 1, English, - longwall%20retreating
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Procédés d'extraction divers (Exploit. minière)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- exploitation par tailles rabattantes
1, record 1, French, exploitation%20par%20tailles%20rabattantes
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- méthode de la taille rabattante 1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9thode%20de%20la%20taille%20rabattante
correct, feminine noun
- exploitation par longwall en rabattant 2, record 1, French, exploitation%20par%20longwall%20en%20rabattant
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Exploitation par tailles rabattantes [...] La méthode de la taille rabattante est caractérisée par le creusement préalable des deux galeries de la future longue taille jusqu'à l'extrémité du panneau; le front de taille est commencé à l'extrémité du panneau et, dans sa progression, se rapproche du plan incliné; la tenue de ces galeries est meilleure qu'en taille chassante, mais les travaux préparatoires sont généralement plus longs. 1, record 1, French, - exploitation%20par%20tailles%20rabattantes
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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