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TENEUR MINERAI TRAITE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-10-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Processing of Mineral Products
- Metals Mining
- Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mill head
1, record 1, English, mill%20head
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- mill head grade 2, record 1, English, mill%20head%20grade
correct
- head grade 3, record 1, English, head%20grade
correct
- head 4, record 1, English, head
correct, see observation, noun
- grade 5, record 1, English, grade
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
mill head: Assay value, or units of value per ton, in ore accepted for treatment in a concentrating plant or mill. 4, record 1, English, - mill%20head
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
mill head grade: Metal content of mined ore going into a mill for processing. 5, record 1, English, - mill%20head
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... expressed as troy ounces per ton or grams per tonne for precious metals and as a percentage for other metals. 5, record 1, English, - mill%20head
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the first quarter of 2001, the head grade was averaging 95.33 g/t (2.78 oz/st) ... 6, record 1, English, - mill%20head
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The mill head grade was 319 g/tonne silver and the mill recovery rate was 88.71% ... 7, record 1, English, - mill%20head
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
head: In mineral processing, the mill head, or grade of ore, accepted by the mill for treatment. Commonly used in the plural ["heads"]. 4, record 1, English, - mill%20head
Record 1, Key term(s)
- heads
- grade of ore
- ore grade
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Préparation des produits miniers
- Mines métalliques
- Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- teneur de tête du minerai traité
1, record 1, French, teneur%20de%20t%C3%AAte%20du%20minerai%20trait%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- teneur du minerai traité 2, record 1, French, teneur%20du%20minerai%20trait%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
- teneur de tête 3, record 1, French, teneur%20de%20t%C3%AAte
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] l'usine de la société a traité un total de 11 338 tonnes de minerai. Durant cette période, les teneurs moyennes du minerai traité à l'usine furent respectivement de 107 g/t Ag et 1,12 g/t Au. 2, record 1, French, - teneur%20de%20t%C3%AAte%20du%20minerai%20trait%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] Glimmer Resources ont identifié à leur propriété aurifère Hislop Beatty un gisement de minerai d'une teneur de 11,14 g/t. 4, record 1, French, - teneur%20de%20t%C3%AAte%20du%20minerai%20trait%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[...] gisements renfermant du minerai réfractaire de faible teneur titrant en or moins de 3,5 g/t [...] 5, record 1, French, - teneur%20de%20t%C3%AAte%20du%20minerai%20trait%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
En contexte de traduction, une phrase du type «the head grade was averaging 95 g/t» pourrait être traduite par «les teneurs moyennes du minerai traité ont été de 95 g/t» ou par «le minerai traité titrait en moyenne 95 g/t». Voir les contextes qui précèdent. 6, record 1, French, - teneur%20de%20t%C3%AAte%20du%20minerai%20trait%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
teneur : Contenu en métal d'un minerai, exprimé en %, g/t, etc. [en anglais : «grade»; en espagnol : «ley»; en allemand : «Gehalt».] 7, record 1, French, - teneur%20de%20t%C3%AAte%20du%20minerai%20trait%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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