разкривка

English translation: overburden

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Bulgarian term or phrase:разкривка
English translation:overburden
Entered by: Veta Anton

22:45 Jan 7, 2011
Bulgarian to English translations [PRO]
Science - Engineering: Industrial
Bulgarian term or phrase: разкривка
За 2008 година „Мини Марица-изток" ЕАД доби около 23 млн. тона въглища и да достигна разкривка от 98 млн. куб. метра земна маса.
Veta Anton
overburden
Explanation:
В процес на превод на разговори между собственик на кариери от чужбина и българския управител ми бе обяснено че този термин се използва за излишната земна маса която трябва да се отстрани за да се стигне до в случая варовика.
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4 +3overburden
MilenKolev
4excavation / processing / development
Pavel Tsvetkov
4excavated material, ~ earth, ~ soil; ~ rock; to scrape away (soil, surface layer/s); to scoop up
Christo Metschkaroff
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overburden
Ivan Klyunchev

  

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excavation / processing / development


Explanation:
Успех!

Pavel Tsvetkov
Bulgaria
Local time: 16:28
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Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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excavated material, ~ earth, ~ soil; ~ rock; to scrape away (soil, surface layer/s); to scoop up


Explanation:
;-)
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface_mining
2. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/scoop up


    Reference: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Can_you_describe_how_mining_is_don...
Christo Metschkaroff
Bulgaria
Local time: 16:28
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Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian
PRO pts in category: 20
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
overburden


Explanation:
В процес на превод на разговори между собственик на кариери от чужбина и българския управител ми бе обяснено че този термин се използва за излишната земна маса която трябва да се отстрани за да се стигне до в случая варовика.

Example sentence(s):
  • How much is the overburden? - Колко земна маса трябва да се отстрани?
MilenKolev
Local time: 10:28
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian
PRO pts in category: 4
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Thanx!
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Asker: Thanx for the helpful answer!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mark Bossanyi
6 hrs

agree  Ivan Klyunchev: Подтвърждава се и през руския превод на overburden — вскрыша (от Лингвох3+) в Руско-български минно-геоложки речник, 1971, 19 000 термина, 284 с., + съкр., където вскрыша е преведена: откривка, разкривка. Нова бълг. дума 20 652 при мен, 10х.
7 hrs

agree  Andrei Vrabtchev
15 hrs
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Reference comments


1 day 22 mins
Reference: overburden

Reference information:
Webster: overburden: a. : consolidated or unconsolidated material overlying a deposit of useful geological materials (as a coal seam or an ore body) especially where mined by open cuts ; also : sedimentary rock overlying older crystalline rocks.

Ivan Klyunchev
Bulgaria
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian
PRO pts in category: 16
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