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FORAGE CONGELATION [1 record]

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Record 1 1982-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineshaft Sinking
  • Construction of Boreholes (Mining)
DEF

A method of shaft sinking in waterlogged strata by the use of cold brine circulating through a system of pipes until an ice wall is formed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fonçage des puits de mines
  • Aménagement du trou de sondage (Mines)
CONT

En janvier 1965, la Cominco a annoncé l'aménagement d'une mine et d'une raffinerie de potasse; en octobre, elle a commencé le forage par congélation d'une mine à double puits près de Vanscoy, à quelque 16 milles à l'ouest de Saskatoon.

Spanish

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