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COBBER WOMAN [1 record]

Record 1 2015-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Processing of Mineral Products
  • Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Economic Geology
DEF

In metal mining, a laborer who chips gangue (waste rock) from lumps of ore with a hammer, thus increasing the percentage of valuable minerals and reducing the amount of gangue to be handled in treating the ore at the mill or smelter.

Key term(s)
  • cobber woman

French

Domaine(s)
  • Préparation des produits miniers
  • Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Géologie économique
DEF

Ouvrier affecté au tri manuel du minerai.

OBS

Le féminin scheideuse est virtuel.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Preparación de los productos mineros
  • Explotación de minerales (Metalurgia)
  • Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
  • Geología económica
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