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slig

English translation: Ore Concentrate

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Swedish term or phrase:slig
English translation:Ore Concentrate
Entered by: David Rumsey

18:53 Jan 24, 2023
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Mining & Minerals / Gems
Swedish term or phrase: slig
Målet anger antal ton CO2 per kton transporterad slig i landsvägstransporterna. Omställningen till ett fossilfritt och klimatneutralt samhälle är en angelägenhet för oss alla.

Tailings?
David Rumsey
Canada
Local time: 10:25
Ore Concentrate
Explanation:
Without more context, it sounds like the term you're looking for is '(ore) concentrate'.

In the mining process, ore is fed into a mill that crushes the ore into a powder ('fine-grained sand' according the 'slig' Wikipedia article that I've included). However, that powder/crushed ore is then processed and separated into two groups: the ore concentrate (valuable) and gangue (waste). The waste is sent to a tailings pond, which is usually very close by. Tailings are just useless residue from ore, and they don't normally get transported (hence why I think tailings wouldn't really work in this context).

That said, what does get transported is the ore concentrate that will then get transported to a smelter. You could also keep it vague and just use 'crushed/ground ore'.
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Andrew Zink
United States
Local time: 10:25
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Ore Concentrate


Explanation:
Without more context, it sounds like the term you're looking for is '(ore) concentrate'.

In the mining process, ore is fed into a mill that crushes the ore into a powder ('fine-grained sand' according the 'slig' Wikipedia article that I've included). However, that powder/crushed ore is then processed and separated into two groups: the ore concentrate (valuable) and gangue (waste). The waste is sent to a tailings pond, which is usually very close by. Tailings are just useless residue from ore, and they don't normally get transported (hence why I think tailings wouldn't really work in this context).

That said, what does get transported is the ore concentrate that will then get transported to a smelter. You could also keep it vague and just use 'crushed/ground ore'.


    https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slig
    https://www.boliden.com/sv/verksamhet/produkter/koncentrat
Andrew Zink
United States
Local time: 10:25
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

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