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Van

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-006411

To wash ore on the blade of a shovel in order to separate it from the veinstone, and also the name of that shovel, used in ore dressing. Water carries the lighter rock off the blade while the heavy mineral stays, and the operation is called vanning.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-006411
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectMining and extraction
TranslationsGerman: Schaufel; Spanish: pala de lavar; French: pelle à laver
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-006411",
  "term": "Van",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "To wash ore on the blade of a shovel in order to separate it from the veinstone, and also the name of that shovel, used in ore dressing. Water carries the lighter rock off the blade while the heavy mineral stays, and the operation is called vanning.",
  "subject": "Mining and extraction",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Schaufel",
    "es": "pala de lavar",
    "fr": "pelle à laver"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/van/"
}

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