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Minería en Altura

English translation: High altitude mining


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Spanish term or phrase:Minería en Altura
English translation:High altitude mining
Entered by: Abraal
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02:18 Jul 18, 2011
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Mining & Minerals / Gems
Spanish term or phrase: Minería en Altura
Hola!
Cómo se deja "minería en Altura" en inglés? Es parte de un texto que habla sobre las exigencias físicas y mentales a las que debe someterse un minero en las montañas.
Alguna sugerencia?

Muchas gracias!
Abraal
Local time: 22:41
High altitude mining
Explanation:
Una opcion

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Note added at 3 mins (2011-07-18 02:21:36 GMT)
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o mining at high altitudes
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anademahomar
Honduras
Local time: 20:41
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Muchas, muchas gracias!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +6High altitude mininganademahomar
Summary of reference entries provided
David Hollywood
Yes, answer is "high-altitude mining"
Ayana

  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
High altitude mining


Explanation:
Una opcion

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Note added at 3 mins (2011-07-18 02:21:36 GMT)
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o mining at high altitudes

anademahomar
Honduras
Local time: 20:41
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Muchas, muchas gracias!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Hollywood: "high altitude mining" me suena muy bien :)
5 mins
  -> Thank you, David

agree  philgoddard: Yes, of course.
1 hr
  -> Thank you, Phil

agree  Thayenga
3 hrs
  -> Thank you, Thayenga

agree  Richard Boulter
9 hrs
  -> Thank you, Richard

agree  GABRIELA SILVIA MEZOÑA
12 hrs
  -> Gracias, Gabriela

agree  Ayana: yes, it is, as you can see from my posted reference.
1 day13 hrs
  -> Thank you much, Ayana
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Reference information:
The abundance of high-altitude mining resources in the peaks overlooking the high valleys of the Alps made it possible to develop seasonal ...

David Hollywood
Argentina
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32
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1 day13 hrs
Reference: Yes, answer is "high-altitude mining"

Reference information:
In the website I posted below, Google search found an entry that reads as follows:
"Certain aspects of Chilean mining operations push at the borders of the known, for example in high-altitude mining techniques, but most simply...".


    Reference: http://www.google.tt/search?tbm=bks&tbo=1&q=altitude+mining%...
Ayana
Trinidad and Tobago
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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