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Mineralgewinner

English translation: miners and mineral workers

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German term or phrase:Mineralgewinner
English translation:miners and mineral workers
Entered by: Christine Lam

19:22 Sep 10, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Names (personal, company) / berufsbezeichnung
German term or phrase: Mineralgewinner
als Berufsbezeichnung: Bergleute und Mineralgewinner
miners and ?
Christine Lam
Local time: 22:46
miners and mineral workers
Explanation:
would be my interpretation

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Note added at 9 mins (2004-09-10 19:31:16 GMT)
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Mineralgewinner und Mineralaufbereiter kommen sehr oft in Google vor. Meines Erachtens handelt es sich - im Gegensatz zu den meist untergrund arbeitenden Bergleuten - um Arbeiter an der Oberfläche.
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swisstell
Italy
Local time: 04:46
Grading comment
Thank you
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1mineral extraction workers
Armorel Young
4 +1miners and mineral workers
swisstell
4mineral miners
Dr. Fred Thomson


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
mineral extraction workers


Explanation:
gets some Google hits

Armorel Young
Local time: 03:46
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kim Metzger: I think so. Miners and other members of the extractive occupations, incl. oil and gas workers. http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/sbw/labor/richardson.html
3 hrs
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
miners and mineral workers


Explanation:
would be my interpretation

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Note added at 9 mins (2004-09-10 19:31:16 GMT)
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Mineralgewinner und Mineralaufbereiter kommen sehr oft in Google vor. Meines Erachtens handelt es sich - im Gegensatz zu den meist untergrund arbeitenden Bergleuten - um Arbeiter an der Oberfläche.


    Leo (for Bergleute = miners)
swisstell
Italy
Local time: 04:46
Works in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you

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agree  Schwabamädle
27 mins
  -> thank you, Andrea
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
mineral miners


Explanation:
gewinnen means, among other things, to mine. Bergbau
The short and sweet translation is thus: mineral miners

Dr. Fred Thomson
United States
Local time: 20:46
Native speaker of: English
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