Вскрытие полезных ископаемых
English translation: mineral resources are uncovered (in this context)
| 09:57 Oct 31, 2013 |
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|  Selected response from: Rachel Douglas United States Local time: 13:17 | ||||
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| 4 +4 | mineral resources are uncovered (in this context) |
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| 4 | stripping of mineral deposits / overburden removal |
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| 4 | minerals excavation |
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stripping of mineral deposits / overburden removal Explanation: * -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 8 мин (2013-10-31 10:05:49 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Surface mining, including strip mining, open-pit mining and mountaintop removal mining, is a broad category of mining in which soil and rock overlying the mineral deposit (the overburden) are removed. It is the opposite of underground mining, in which the overlying rock is left in place, and the mineral removed through shafts or tunnels. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface_mining -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 9 мин (2013-10-31 10:07:24 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- In open pit mining operations, it is necessary to remove overburden and other barren waste materials to access ore from which minerals can economically be extracted. The process of mining overburden and waste materials is referred to as stripping. During the development of a mine, before production commences, it is generally accepted that stripping costs are capitalised as part of the investment in construction of the mine. http://www.riotinto.com/annualreport2008/financialreview/cri... |
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2 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +4
peer agreement (net): +4mineral resources are uncovered (in this context) Explanation: In English it will work better to make "вскрытие" a passive verb; the instrumental "горными работами" into an adverbial description of the circumstances; and all those other things into the subject: "In the event that ... or other mineral resources ... are uncovered in the course of mining..." In other words, the licensed mining company is extracting, say, coal. They uncover (discover, reveal) a deposit of malachite. They are required to halt the coal-mining until the latter is evaluated, etc. Англо-русский геологический словарь (ed., Academician P.P. Timofeyev) suggests that "uncover" corresponds to вскрывать in some geological contexts, of which this is pretty clearly one. |
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