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ABATTAGE GRADINS DROITS [1 record]

Record 1 2012-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Underground Mining
DEF

Mining downward or from upper to lower level; ...

OBS

... the stope may start below the floor of a level and be extended by successive horizontal slices, either worked sequentially or simultaneously in a series of steps; the stope may be left as an open stope or supported by stulls or pillars.

Key term(s)
  • underhand stopping

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation minière souterraine
CONT

Abattage à front en chantier. [...] Si l'attaque s'effectue en partant du haut du chantier, on dira qu'on exploite par gradins droits - trous descendants - («underhand stoping»). L'inverse, c'est-à-dire l'exploitation en partant du bas - ou exploitation montante - est dite par gradins renversés («overhand stoping»). [...] L'exploitation par gradins droits [...] part du niveau supérieur. Les trous sont forés de haut en bas et l'on descend le minerai explosé par des chutes, jusqu'au niveau inférieur, puis on le transporte à la recette («station») du puits.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Explotación minera subterránea
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