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SONDAGE RECONNAISSANCE [1 record]

Record 1 2001-11-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Preparatory Mining Work
  • Boring and Drilling (Mines)
DEF

Delineation of the size, mineral content, and disposition of an orebody by drilling boreholes.

CONT

Development drilling is directed towards determining the grade, volume, and three-dimensional outline of a mineralized zone previously located by exploration.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travaux préparatoires (Exploitation minière)
  • Sondage et forage miniers
OBS

La reconnaissance du gîte découvert se fait par des sondages systématiques, et souvent par puits et galeries qui explorent le gisement afin de connaître l'étendue et l'épaisseur de la minéralisation, ainsi que sa teneur.

OBS

Voir «mine» dans le Grand Larousse encyclopédique (source GRLAA).

Spanish

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