Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
descarpe
English translation:
pre-production stripping
Added to glossary by
Stuart Allsop
Aug 23, 2006 23:10
17 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Chile
17 years in technology and mining
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
descarpe
Spanish to English
Bus/Financial
Mining & Minerals / Gems
This word occurs in a shareholder report put out by a mining company.
CONTEXT: "... la mina se encuentra en el período de ***descarpe***, esto es, en la fase de movimiento y extracción del material de lastre, y de construcción de su infraestructura..."
CONTEXT: "... la mina se encuentra en el período de ***descarpe***, esto es, en la fase de movimiento y extracción del material de lastre, y de construcción de su infraestructura..."
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +1 | pre-production stripping |
Enrique Espinosa
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| 5 | overburden removal |
bigedsenior
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| 4 | digging down to / clearing the vein or lode |
Sandra Cifuentes Dowling
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Proposed translations
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2 hrs
Enrique Espinosa
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
Earth Sciences translations
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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pre-production stripping
Soil and barren rock must be removed to expose the ore bodies. This process is known as "pre-production stripping"
En México, el término es descapote. En el sitio podrás ver muchas definiciones de minas a cielo abierto, rajos o tajos.
http://www.dmtcalaska.org/course_dev/intromining/07openpit/n...
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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-08-24 01:58:44 GMT)
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En otros casos, se usa también pre-strip, que es como una abreviatura si no deseas un término largo
En México, el término es descapote. En el sitio podrás ver muchas definiciones de minas a cielo abierto, rajos o tajos.
http://www.dmtcalaska.org/course_dev/intromining/07openpit/n...
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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-08-24 01:58:44 GMT)
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En otros casos, se usa también pre-strip, que es como una abreviatura si no deseas un término largo
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Enrique. That's the term I was looking for!"
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Sandra Cifuentes Dowling
Chile
Chile
Native in Spanish
Chile
Politics, Education 22 years exp
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Latin American, Chilean)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish
Related KudoZ points
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8
digging down to / clearing the vein or lode
Un par de posibilidades que da Marina Orellana en su glosario. Su acepción es justamente para Chile.
Suerte.
Suerte.
5 hrs
overburden removal
They are large excavating machines used to remove the overburden or layers of earth, rock and other material covering a coal seam. ...
www.coalleader.com/surface_mining.htm
www.coalleader.com/surface_mining.htm
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