lavras

English translation: mining areas..mining prospects

22:16 May 5, 2018
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Geology / Geoprocessing and Digital
Portuguese term or phrase: lavras
O planejamento para atividades de mineração torna-se cada vez mais preciso e eficiente com a utilização de técnicas de Aerofotogrametria, propiciando maior assertividade na busca por lavras
Daniela Otheguy
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English translation:mining areas..mining prospects
Explanation:
lavras => mining areas..mining prospects

Prospect | mining | Britannica.com
https://www.britannica.com/technology/prospect
discovery and exploration. ... …containing a deposit, called the prospect, is explored to determine some of the more important characteristics of the deposit. Among these are its size, shape, orientation in space, and location with respect to the surface, as well as the mineral ...
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4 +2mining areas..mining prospects
airmailrpl
4 +1mining fields
Oliver Simões
4mineable pits / ore beds
Mario Freitas
4ore deposits
Nick Taylor


  

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mineable pits / ore beds


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Mario Freitas
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mining fields


Explanation:
lavra: Min. Lugar de onde se extraem metais ou pedras preciosas. (Dicionário Aulete)

This seems to be a reference to mining fields. See example below.

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Note added at 6 hrs (2018-05-06 04:30:14 GMT)
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NOTA: Subentende-se que a aerofotogrametria destina-se a mapear as lavras, ou seja, os campos de mineração.
https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerofotogrametria

Example sentence(s):
  • The opal mining fields of Coober Pedy lie in the outback of South Australia, Stuart Range, 750 km north of Adelaide.
  • The drainage tunnels when not driven on the strength of the contract authorized by Art. 23 of this law, can only be undertaken by the owner or owners of mining fields...

    Reference: http://www.opalsdownunder.com.au/learn-about-opals/intermedi...
    https://books.google.com/books?id=8qAVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA5&lpg=PA5&dq=%22mining+fields%22&source=bl&ots=GxXXjihWP3&sig=qizlDGM1OVpPmHOMtUm8xXCTv1
Oliver Simões
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agree  Dasher: Exatamente! Como opção, 'mining grounds.'
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ore deposits


Explanation:
ore deposits

Example sentence(s):
  • Ore deposits are inconsistent in nature, having high concentrations of metals in one area but much lower concentrations in others. Portable XRF instruments provide fast acquisition of geochemical data for ore deposit modeling, easily determining elemental
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mining areas..mining prospects


Explanation:
lavras => mining areas..mining prospects

Prospect | mining | Britannica.com
https://www.britannica.com/technology/prospect
discovery and exploration. ... …containing a deposit, called the prospect, is explored to determine some of the more important characteristics of the deposit. Among these are its size, shape, orientation in space, and location with respect to the surface, as well as the mineral ...

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