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Dictionary of Spanish Mining Terms - 1ORO1.COM

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SPANISH MINING TERMS Min<br />

terranean passage, open artificially, to conduct waters or establish<br />

other communication (Acad.), see tunel ? (5) spring,<br />

MINADO, underground working, see labor (2) ; minados antiguos =<br />

"<br />

old man."<br />

MINADOR, miner, see minero (2).<br />

MINAL, adj. belonging to a mine.<br />

MINAR, to mine, equiv. Port, minerar.<br />

see manantial.<br />

MINEIRO, Port, miner, see minero (2).<br />

MINERA, obs. mine, see mina (2).<br />

MINERAQAO, see mineraje.<br />

MINERAJE, mining ("labor y beneficio de las Port, minerac,ao, see laboreo.<br />

minas," Acad.), equiv.<br />

MINERAL, adj.<br />

metal (3).<br />

aguas minerales, mineral waters ; piedra m., ore, see<br />

MINERAL, (1) mineral or ore, see metal (3) ; (2) spring <strong>of</strong> water, see<br />

manantial ; (3), mine, see mina (2) ; (4) mining district, see real (1).<br />

MINERALIZAR, to mineralise ; mineralizarse, to be charged with mineral<br />

substances (<strong>of</strong> subterranean waters).<br />

MINERALURGIA, see metalurgia.<br />

MINERALURGISTA, see metalurgico.<br />

MINERAR, Port, to mine, see minar.<br />

MINERIA, (1) art <strong>of</strong> mining, see laboreo ; mining industry ; diputacion<br />

de m., Span. Am. under the Ordenanzas, a tribunal cognisant <strong>of</strong> mining<br />

matters, elected in most cases by the mine-owners <strong>of</strong> the district, see<br />

diputacion ;<br />

MINERIO, Port, ore, see metal (3).<br />

MINERO, RA, adj. pertaining to the art or industry <strong>of</strong> mining, see pajaro<br />

minero.<br />

MINERO, (1) a mine (under the old laws), see mina (2), or mineral deposit,<br />

see criadero (1) ; (2) miner, syn. minador, equiv. Port, mineiro, Fr.<br />

(2) personnel <strong>of</strong> a mine, etc.<br />

mineur, Ger. Bergmann, see carbonero (2), comp. barretero, operario ;<br />

m. al destajo, tut-workman ; for miner's dress, see u. vestido ; one<br />

who possesses a theoretical and practical knowledge <strong>of</strong> the art <strong>of</strong><br />

mining ; (3) Mex. chief miner, underground captain or agent, syn.<br />

minero mayor, comp. mandon, sotominero ; mineros de cuarto, underground<br />

captains or shift- bosses, their assistants are coleros and trazadores<br />

; (4) Cerro de Pasco, Peru, mine-owner, see propietario.<br />

MINETA (little mine), (1) Peru, small mine chamber or cavity (Dwight) ;<br />

(2) rock composed <strong>of</strong> felspar and biotite mica, sometimes with chlorite,<br />

quartz and hornblende, a mica-syenite or minette (Fr.).<br />

MINIO, red lead or minium, see azarcon.<br />

MINISTERIO, ministry ; M. de Hacienda, Ministry <strong>of</strong> the Exchequer<br />

or Treasury (in Mex. corresponds to Treasury Department <strong>of</strong> U.S.A.) ;<br />

M. de Fomento, Sp. Ministry <strong>of</strong> Public Works and Instruction, Span.<br />

Am. Ministry <strong>of</strong> Encouragement or Promotion, see fomento (2).<br />

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