Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

extracção de inertes

English translation:

aggregate extraction

Added to glossary by sflor (X)
Jan 5, 2012 12:43
12 yrs ago
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Portuguese term

extracção de inertes

Portuguese to English Other Mining & Minerals / Gems extraction
In a document describing the region of Sintra, Portugal. This particular section relates to Land Use - I give several paragraphs to provide full context:

Os sistemas geológicos existentes possibilitam a existência no concelho de uma importante actividade industrial de extracção de rochas e solo.

No plano regional de ordenamento do território da área metropolitana de Lisboa são identificadas três unidades de terra, ou melhor, zonas que pela sua dimensão e importância, constituem recursos naturais limitados e não renováveis que deverão ser protegidos: são eles a zona da Serra de Sintra, a região vinícola de Colares e as zonas hortícolas das Azenhas do Mar, Pêro Pinheiro e Ericeira.

São, no entanto visíveis, algumas formas de degradação dos solos, sobretudo no corredor urbano na vertente norte da Serra de Sintra, nas áreas envolventes a algumas pedreiras nas freguesias de Pêro Pinheiro, Terrugem, Montelavar e Almargem do Bispo e junto aos campos de Lapiás de Negrais e da Granja dos Serrões.

Neste contexto o funcionamento ilegal de pedreiras sem licenciamento, a degradação provocada pela extracção de inertes (como geração de poeiras, emissão de ruído e produção de resíduos com lamas e lodos), a descarga de efluentes líquidos e a existência de lixeiras e sucateiros revestem-se de gravidade significativa.

I have found this translated as 'aggregate extraction' - however this translation is also marked as 'incorrect' on Linguee. I can't seem to find a definitive answer as to the proper technical term in English - I assume it relates back to the extracção de solo referred to at the beginning of this section.

many thanks
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Jan 9, 2012 16:22: sflor (X) Created KOG entry

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aggregate extraction

Extraction of crushed rock or gravel screened to sizes for use in road surfaces, concretes, or bituminous mixes.
Is also known as "extracção de agregados".

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Note added at 8 mins (2012-01-05 12:51:17 GMT)
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I believe it isn't incorrect, because the references above are supposed to be reliable.
http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy-ab&hl=pt-PT&site=&source=...

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Note added at 11 mins (2012-01-05 12:54:16 GMT)
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For "extracção de solo" we would say "soil extraction", which is different.
Note from asker:
thank you sflor - I often forget to check IATE, thanks for reminding me!
Peer comment(s):

agree kashew
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Thank you kashew.
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extraction of inert materials

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Example sentence:

Dredging "Istar" PLC – Svishtov has long-time traditions in extracting inert materials - sand and ballast. All materials meet the Bulgarian National Standard. Dredging "Istar" PLC has own laboratory for strict quality control of the products.

Peer comment(s):

agree sflor (X) : Kashew's suggestion seems very good too.
2 mins
;-)
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Removal of overburden/waste rock

"(...) Tailings are distinct from overburden or waste rock, which are the materials overlying an ore or mineral body that are displaced during mining without being processed. (...)"
Peer comment(s):

disagree Douglas Bissell : inertes are "aggregates" not waste
31 mins
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1 hr

aggregate (or crushed stone) mining

Used to mix with concrete or as chippings or filling
Peer comment(s):

agree Nick Taylor
2 hrs
thanks Nick
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