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FORAGE SOUS TERRE [1 record]

Record 1 - external organization data 2003-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Deep Drilling (Mines)
  • Underground Mining
  • Oil Drilling
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
DEF

Drilling from underground workings.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sondage profond (Mines)
  • Exploitation minière souterraine
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

Normalement un sondage est fait verticalement depuis la surface du sol. Dans les mines, on fait aussi des sondages souterrains, exécutés à partir de galeries, ainsi que des sondages inclinés, obliques, horizontaux ou ascendants, pour des raisons particulières.

OBS

S'oppose à «forage de surface».

Spanish

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