C1 · 50 words
Mining in Spanish
Ore, overburden, blasting, spoil — what comes out and what is left.
La veta is the seam of ore running through the rock, and English calls that a « vein » as well: both languages saw the mountain as a body with something flowing in it. Spanish then puts the same word where English changes to another. The veta of a plank is what English calls the grain of the wood, and tiene una veta de crueldad is « a streak of cruelty » — English needs a streak there, not a vein. One picture in Spanish, three words in English, and the mine is the only place the two agree.
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Phrase (31)
el yacimiento mineralthe body of ore in the groundPhraseC1
El yacimiento mineral se describe antes de abrirlo.The body of ore in the ground is described before it is opened.
la ley del mineralhow much metal there is in the rockPhraseC1
La ley del mineral decide si la mina abre.How much metal there is in the rock decides whether the mine opens.
el sondeo de exploraciónthe drilling done to find outPhraseC1
El sondeo de exploración cuesta antes de dar nada.The drilling done to find out costs before it returns anything.
la campaña de sondeosthe season of such drillingPhraseC1
La campaña de sondeos dura dos veranos.The season of such drilling lasts two summers.
la mina a cielo abiertothe mine worked from the surfacePhraseC1
La mina a cielo abierto mueve más roca que mineral.The mine worked from the surface moves more rock than ore.
la mina subterráneathe mine worked undergroundPhraseC1
La mina subterránea llega donde la excavadora no.The mine worked underground reaches where a digger cannot.
el pozo de extracciónthe shaft the rock comes upPhraseC1
El pozo de extracción baja seiscientos metros.The shaft the rock comes up goes down six hundred metres.
la rampa de accesothe ramp lorries drive downPhraseC1
La rampa de acceso permite entrar con camión.The ramp lorries drive down lets a truck go in.
el frente de arranquethe face the rock is taken fromPhraseC1
El frente de arranque avanza dos metros por voladura.The face the rock is taken from advances two metres a blast.
el perno de anclajethe bolt driven into the roofPhraseC1
El perno de anclaje cose el techo de la galería.The bolt driven into the roof stitches it together.
la ventilación de minathe moving of air undergroundPhraseC1
La ventilación de mina nunca se para.The moving of air underground is never switched off.
el desagüe de minathe pumping of water outPhraseC1
El desagüe de mina sigue costando tras el cierre.The pumping of water out goes on costing after the mine shuts.
el golpe de techothe sudden failure of the roofPhraseC1
El golpe de techo llega sin aviso.The sudden failure of the roof comes without warning.
el hundimiento del terrenothe sinking of the ground abovePhraseC1
El hundimiento del terreno agrieta las casas.The sinking of the ground above cracks the houses.
la molienda del mineralthe grinding of the ore to powderPhraseC1
La molienda del mineral consume la mayor parte de la energía.The grinding of the ore to powder uses most of the energy.
la balsa de relavesthe pond the ground rock is stored inPhraseC1
La balsa de relaves se vigila con sensores.The pond the ground rock is stored in is watched with sensors.
el drenaje ácido de minathe acid water that runs out of a minePhraseC1
El drenaje ácido de mina tiñe el arroyo de naranja.The acid water that runs out of a mine turns the stream orange.
la recuperación metalúrgicathe share of the metal actually got outPhraseC1
La recuperación metalúrgica nunca llega al cien por cien.The share of the metal actually got out never reaches a hundred.
la fundición del metalthe melting of the metal out of the orePhraseC1
La fundición del metal se hace lejos de la mina.The melting of the metal out of the ore is done far from the mine.
la concesión minerathe right to work a depositPhraseC1
La concesión minera se otorga por años.The right to work a deposit is granted for years.
el permiso de explotaciónthe licence to take the ore outPhraseC1
El permiso de explotación exige un plan de cierre.The licence to take the ore out calls for a closure plan.
el canon minerothe levy paid on what is takenPhraseC1
El canon minero se paga al municipio.The levy paid on what is taken goes to the council.
la vida útil de la minathe years the mine has leftPhraseC1
La vida útil de la mina depende del precio del metal.The years the mine has left depend on the price of the metal.
el cierre de minathe closing of the minePhraseC1
El cierre de mina se planifica desde el principio.The closing of the mine is planned from the start.
la restauración del terrenothe putting back of the groundPhraseC1
La restauración del terreno tarda más que la extracción.The putting back of the ground takes longer than the digging.
la seguridad minerathe safety in the minePhraseC1
La seguridad minera se mide en incidentes evitados.The safety in the mine is measured in accidents avoided.
el turno de minathe shift undergroundPhraseC1
El turno de mina empieza con el recuento.The shift underground begins with a head count.
la cuadrilla de minathe gang that works itPhraseC1
La cuadrilla de mina baja junta y sube junta.The gang that works it goes down together and comes up together.
la cinta transportadorathe belt that carries the rockPhraseC1
La cinta transportadora saca el material del pozo.The belt that carries the rock brings it out of the shaft.
la veta mineralthe seam of orePhraseC1
La veta mineral se estrecha hacia el fondo.The seam of ore narrows as it goes down.
el explosivo de minathe explosive used undergroundPhraseC1
El explosivo de mina se guarda bajo llave.The explosive used underground is kept under lock and key.
Noun (f) (11)
la mineríathe working of minesNoun (f)C1
La minería marca el paisaje mucho después.The working of mines marks the landscape long afterwards.
la menathe rock that is worth takingNoun (f)C1
La mena se separa de la roca estéril.The rock that is worth taking is separated from the barren rock.
la gangathe worthless rock beside itNoun (f)C1
La ganga sale del molino con el resto.The worthless rock beside it goes through the mill with the rest.
la galeríathe tunnel driven along the oreNoun (f)C1
La galería sigue la veta.The tunnel driven along the ore follows the seam.
la voladurathe blastNoun (f)C1
La voladura se anuncia con sirena.The blast is announced with a siren.
la escombrerathe heap of that rockNoun (f)C1
La escombrera se ve desde el pueblo.The heap of that rock can be seen from the village.
la trituraciónthe breaking of rock to gravelNoun (f)C1
La trituración reduce la roca a grava.The breaking of rock to gravel comes first.
la flotaciónthe separating done with air bubblesNoun (f)C1
La flotación separa por afinidad al aire.The separating done with air bubbles works by what sticks to them.
la lixiviaciónthe dissolving of the metal outNoun (f)C1
La lixiviación disuelve el metal con un reactivo.The dissolving of the metal out uses a reagent.
la refinaciónthe last cleaning of the metalNoun (f)C1
La refinación quita las últimas impurezas.The last cleaning of the metal takes the last impurities out.
la silicosisthe lung disease caused by dustNoun (f)C1
La silicosis aparece años después del polvo.The lung disease caused by dust shows years afterwards.
Noun (m) (8)
el barrenothe hole drilled for the chargeNoun (m)C1
El barreno se carga según un esquema.The hole drilled for the charge is loaded to a pattern.
el desmontethe rock that has to come off before the oreNoun (m)C1
El desmonte se retira antes de llegar a la mena.The rock that has to come off before the ore is taken away first.
el sostenimientothe holding up of the roofNoun (m)C1
El sostenimiento se coloca de inmediato.The holding up of the roof is put in at once.
el entibadothe timbering of the wallsNoun (m)C1
El entibado sujeta las paredes de la zanja.The timbering of the walls holds the sides of the trench.
el grisúthe gas that explodesNoun (m)C1
El grisú explota con una chispa.The gas that explodes goes off at a spark.
el concentradothe ore once the waste is outNoun (m)C1
El concentrado se transporta en sacos grandes.The ore once the waste is out is carried in big sacks.
el relavethe ground rock left when the metal is outNoun (m)C1
El relave sigue conteniendo metal.The ground rock left when the metal is out still holds some.
el autorrescatadorthe breathing set on the beltNoun (m)C1
El autorrescatador se lleva siempre en el cinturón.The breathing set on the belt is carried at all times.
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