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Glossary entry

español term or phrase:

Refinería de cobre en Ilo

inglés translation:

Ilo copper refinery

Added to glossary by Ryan Kelly
Jul 27, 2018 12:58
5 yrs ago
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español term

Refinería de cobre en lío

español al inglés Técnico/Ingeniería Minería y minerales / Gemas Copper Mining
A mining company is explaining its capabilities in a contract:

...opera una Fundición, Refinería de Cobre en lio, para lo cual cuenta con derechos mineros...
Proposed translations (inglés)
4 +2 Ilo copper refinery
5 Copper refinery in termoil
3 copper wire refinery

Discussion

philgoddard Jul 27, 2018:
That's what I said in my answer, before you posted that comment.
Ryan Kelly (asker) Jul 27, 2018:
Unfortunately it was an OCR typo Unfortunately, the Word document had an OCR typo; the original text read Refinería de Cobre en Ilo, referring to the town, not lío as in a tie or wire. Thanks for your help everyone!

Proposed translations

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Ilo copper refinery

It's Ilo, which is the name of a town.

Refinería de Cobre de Ilo
Está situada unos ocho kilómetros al norte de la ciudad homónima. Es la principal refinería de cobre del país y una de las veinte más grandes del mundo
http://infraestructuraperuana.blogspot.com/2014/03/refineria...

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Note added at 52 mins (2018-07-27 13:50:31 GMT)
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If my answer is correct, the company is Southern Copper Corporation, mentioned at the end of my reference.
Note from asker:
Yes, thank you Phil - I will award you the points. I found that it was an OCR error in the Word document.
Peer comment(s):
agree bigedsenior
6 horas
agree psicutrinius
7 horas
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks!"
14 minutos

copper wire refinery

[PDF]Primary Copper Smelter and Refinery as a Recycling Plant—A ... - MDPI
www.mdpi.com/2313-4321/2/4/19/pdf
by O Forsén - ‎2017 - ‎Cited by 1 - ‎Related articles
Oct 24, 2017 - The refinery production of copper in 2015 was estimated to be 22.9 ... Electrical and electronic products include wire and equipment for the ...
Peer comment(s):
neutral philgoddard : Not hilo!
30 minutos
No, but lío does mean wire.
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7 horas

Copper refinery in termoil

In Colombia, where I reside, the word "lio" refers to something being wrong, or out of order.
Example sentence:

The copper refinery is a mess, or in turmoil.

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