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Dictionary of Spanish Mining Terms - 1ORO1.COM

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SPANISH MINING TERMS Cos<br />

CORTE, (1) edge <strong>of</strong> any cutting instrument, cutting edge <strong>of</strong> a borer,<br />

etc., see bisel (2) ; (2) cut or opening in a mountain, see tajo (1) ;<br />

(3) c. vertical, plott. section ; (4) Peru, opening to an ore-deposit,<br />

either a shaft or drift (Dwight), see boca (2) ; (5) shaft made in<br />

searching for a vein <strong>of</strong> mineral (Velazquez), see cata (4) ; (6) Peru,<br />

pay-streak left clear so that ore can be knocked down without becoming<br />

mixed with waste (Dwight), see desanchar, desanche ; (7) Ant. Col.<br />

Ant. Col.<br />

working <strong>of</strong> a portion <strong>of</strong> a placer or <strong>of</strong> a vein at surface ; (8)<br />

stope, see grada (2) ; cortes, stopes or block <strong>of</strong> ground ready for<br />

stoping, see macizo (2) ; (9) oro de c., Ant. Col. gold extracted from<br />

placers worked on a large scale ; (10) c. de madera, felling <strong>of</strong> trees,<br />

sijn. corta (1), tala ; dressing ; (11) timb. scarfing, formed <strong>of</strong> the<br />

" scarf " or " face " (if short) and the " cut," syn. entrada (7) ;<br />

c. en cola de milano, carp, dovetailing ; c. en chaflan, bevel cut ;<br />

<strong>of</strong>f the<br />

(12) c. de piedra, stonecutting ; (13) c. del vapor, cutting<br />

steam, see cortavapor ; (14) c. de traves, carp, cross-cut ; (15) c.<br />

transversal, cross-opening in mines ; (16) c. en escalones, mining by<br />

banks (Ponce de Leon) ; (17) c. de caja, com. balance-sheet <strong>of</strong> accounts<br />

(Dwight).<br />

CORTERO, Ant. Col. peon who works in the stopes [cortes (7)].<br />

CORTEZA, (1) bark <strong>of</strong> a tree, syn. cascara (1) ; (2) c. terrestre, earth's<br />

crust, comp. costra (2).<br />

CORTINA (curtain), mas. layers or dry wall [muro (1)] <strong>of</strong> stone, resting<br />

horizontally on masonry (Molina), see Fig. 8, u. arco c. de ; muelle,<br />

quay-wall on banks <strong>of</strong> a river or on sea-shore.<br />

CORUNDO, corundum, see corindon.<br />

CORVADURA, bend <strong>of</strong> an arch (arco) or vault.<br />

COSTA, see costo.<br />

COSTADO (side), side <strong>of</strong> a pit, gallery or shaft, syn. tabla (2), see<br />

hastiales (2), pared (2), comp. boca, caldera (5), piso (4), techo (2) ;<br />

costados, the long sides <strong>of</strong> a shaft, comp. testeros (4) ; costados<br />

laterales, see costero (2).<br />

COSTAL, sack or large bag ; in Mex. an ore-sack made <strong>of</strong> the thread<br />

<strong>of</strong> the aloe [pita (2)], each sack contains 150 Ib. ; a costal de jarcia<br />

(cordage) is generally used, but if the ore is very rich and contains<br />

tierras (4), a costal <strong>of</strong> leather or hemp is employed, syn. Mex. camino<br />

(3) or saca, see saco (1).<br />

COSTALERA, ore-sacks (collectively) (Dwight).<br />

COSTANERA, (1) see u. cuesta (1) ; (2) rafter, see u. viga.<br />

COSTE,<br />

see costo.<br />

COSTEABLE, Mex. workable or payable (<strong>of</strong> mines, etc.).<br />

COSTEAR, to pay the cost ; costearse, to pay for itself (Dwight).<br />

COSTERO, (1) slab or outside piece taken from round timber in sawing<br />

it into planks, syn. costilla (3) ; costeros, timb. slabs used as lagging,<br />

equiv. Fr. dosses, Ger. Schwarten, see revestimiento (1), u. revestir ;<br />

(2) costeros, met. lateral sides <strong>of</strong> the shaft <strong>of</strong> a furnace, syn. costados<br />

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