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GALERIE INCLINEE [2 records]

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Record 1 2009-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mine Passages
OBS

A vertical or inclined passage for the downward transfer of ore, and that is equipped with gates or other appliances for controlling the flow.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Galeries et soles (Mines)
CONT

Des galeries inclinées (plans inclinés) ou verticales (bures et cheminées) descendent la production des chantiers jusqu'au niveau de base de l'étage. [...] Dans les cheminées, les produits sont culbutés en tête et soutirés en bas par une trappe [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-08-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mine Passages
DEF

The main working gallery or entry of a coal seam which dips at an angle and along which mine cars are hauled ...

CONT

Three methods, drift, slope, and shaft (or various combinations thereof), are used to gain access to coal located too deep underground for surface mining. ... A slope is an inclined opening driven to work a seam with a downward inclination, or to reach from the surface to a seam or between seams.

OBS

When not open at one end to the surface, it is known as an inside slope.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Galeries et soles (Mines)
DEF

[...] galerie [en pente] débouchant au jour.

CONT

Lorsque le gîte est à profondeur modérée, on l'atteint à partir de la surface par une galerie inclinée, ou «fendue», dont la pente admissible est limitée à environ 18° [...]

OBS

Lorsque la pente est forte, c'est un puits incliné.

Spanish

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