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CAMION-NAVETTE DIESEL [2 records]

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Record 1 2005-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining Equipment and Tools
CONT

Diesel shuttle cars have been used in several coal mines in the U.S., as well as in many hard-rock mines. An approved diesel engine supplies power through a mechanical or electrical transmission. Like battery cars, their principal advantage is flexibility. They can always use the best available roadway and travel as far as required.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et équipement (Exploitation minière)
CONT

Camion-navette. Engin à traction électrique ou Diesel, utilisé dans les mines souterraines pour transporter le minerai sur de courtes distances entre une chargeuse et un point de déchargement.

OBS

On écrirait mieux «diésel».

OBS

diésel : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l’orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Key term(s)
  • camion navette Diesel

Spanish

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Record 2 1989-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining Equipment and Tools
  • Ore Extraction and Transport
DEF

A vehicle on rubber tires or caterpillar treads and usually propelled by electric motors, electrical energy which is supplied by a diesel-driven generator, by storage batteries, or by a power distribution system through a portable cable. Its chief function is the transfer of raw materials, such as coal and ore, from loading machines in trackless areas of a mine to the main transportation system.

OBS

The introduction of shuttle cars in the United States originated the term trackless mining.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et équipement (Exploitation minière)
  • Extraction et transport du minerai
DEF

Engin à traction électrique ou Diesel, utilisé dans les mines souterraines pour transporter le minerai sur de courtes distances entre une chargeuse et un point de déchargement.(Le camion-navette circule indifféremment en marche avant ou en marche arrière.)

Spanish

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