Apr 25, 2017 16:57
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Spanish term
topes vivos
Spanish to English
Tech/Engineering
Mining & Minerals / Gems
This is from the transcript of an interview with a Mexican rock mechanics consultant who works for a mining company.
Mecánica de rocas es el apoyo en el soporte de roca hacer el análisis estructural de la roca presente en el campo, en las obras mineras y con eso poder ayudar a la gente que se encuentra en los topes vivos en los rebajes de producción.
Could it be the rock face?
Thanks so much.
Mecánica de rocas es el apoyo en el soporte de roca hacer el análisis estructural de la roca presente en el campo, en las obras mineras y con eso poder ayudar a la gente que se encuentra en los topes vivos en los rebajes de producción.
Could it be the rock face?
Thanks so much.
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| 3 +4 | mine face / pit face |
Robert Carter
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Robert Carter
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mine face / pit face
It certainly sounds like it, Paty. Tope in Mexican mining usage means the "face", but I think it's called the mine face, rather than the rock face.
In mining, the face is the surface where the mining work is advancing. In surface mining it is commonly called pit face, in underground mining a common term is mine face.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Face_(mining)
frente/tope (Mx) > face, front
Diccionario de Minería - Sillano y Pérez Rojas
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Note added at 16 mins (2017-04-25 17:14:08 GMT)
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With "vivos", I suppose it might even mean "exposed face":
Definition of coal face
i. The mining face from which coal is extracted by longwall, room, or narrow-stall system.
See Also: face
ii. A working place in a colliery where coal is hewn, won, got, or gotten from the exposed face of a seam by face workers.
https://www.mindat.org/glossary/coal_face
I couldn't find any definitions in Spanish, unfortunately.
In mining, the face is the surface where the mining work is advancing. In surface mining it is commonly called pit face, in underground mining a common term is mine face.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Face_(mining)
frente/tope (Mx) > face, front
Diccionario de Minería - Sillano y Pérez Rojas
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Note added at 16 mins (2017-04-25 17:14:08 GMT)
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With "vivos", I suppose it might even mean "exposed face":
Definition of coal face
i. The mining face from which coal is extracted by longwall, room, or narrow-stall system.
See Also: face
ii. A working place in a colliery where coal is hewn, won, got, or gotten from the exposed face of a seam by face workers.
https://www.mindat.org/glossary/coal_face
I couldn't find any definitions in Spanish, unfortunately.
Note from asker:
| Thanks Robert. I'm liking exposed face... |
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