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Dictionary of Spanish Mining Terms - 1ORO1.COM

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SPANISH MINING TERMS Ges<br />

FRfOS, Potosi, Bol. ores wanting salts <strong>of</strong> iron, comp. frios, calientes,<br />

calidos (suppl.).<br />

FUERO, (4) fueros, Mex. privileges and prerogatives (J. Guillemin).<br />

FUEGO, (5) see u. brasa (suppl. ).<br />

FUGA, met. excess <strong>of</strong> blast (blast-furnace) whereby the charge is cooled<br />

(Barinaga).<br />

FUNDIQAO, Port, smelting ; casa or fazenda de f., smelting-house or<br />

-works.<br />

FUNDICI6N, (G) f. de hierro, cast iron, see u. hierro (1) ; f. blanca, f. gris,<br />

f. mezclada, manchada or picada, mottled cast- or pig-iron.<br />

FURAR, Port, blast, to bore or drill, see barrenar (1).<br />

FURO, Port. (1) blast, borehole, syn. f. de mina, buraco (2), see barreno<br />

(1) ; f. ascendente or chulana, upward hole ; f. de estaca, downward<br />

hole ; f. de peito, horizontal hole ; f. de piso, drill-hole in the floor ;<br />

furos pequenos = pistoletes (2) or puntagos (suppl.) (R. B. Johnston) ;<br />

(2) f. d'ar, quarr. jumper [Span, barreno (3) de viento] (R. B. Johnston) ;<br />

(3) deep borehole, see barreno (2) ; (4) mech. prep, mesh (malla) <strong>of</strong> a<br />

screen.<br />

FUSAO, Port. met. fusion, see fusion.<br />

GACHAS, met. (lead) slags from a shaft-furnace (Sanchez), see escoria (1),<br />

comp. horrura (3) (suppl.).<br />

GACHEARSE, met. to agglutinate (<strong>of</strong> lead ores being roasted) through<br />

excess <strong>of</strong> temperature (Sanchez) ; to partially melt, forming a hard and<br />

compact glass<br />

the incipient fusion = gacheo.<br />

GACHERO, met. (lead) slag-dump (Sanchez), see vaciadero.<br />

GAIOLA, Port, hoist, cage, see jaula (2).<br />

GALERIA, Port, gallery or level (Span, galeria) ; g. de avan^o<br />

or de<br />

direcc^io, heading or drift ; g. de escoamento or de esgoto, adit ;<br />

g. de pesquisa, exploratory gallery ; g. de rodagem, rolley-way ; g. de<br />

ventila

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