Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

caja alta, caja baja

English translation:

where the wall rock is high; where the wall rock is low // high wall area; footwall area

Added to glossary by sil rodriguez
Apr 27, 2009 22:47
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Spanish term

caja alta, caja baja

Spanish to English Tech/Engineering Mining & Minerals / Gems
En Caja Alta Perforar a 30 cm de contacto de veta. En caja Baja Realizar el precorte sobre el contacto de veta .
Alguien puede orientarme sobre que significa caja alta y caja baja?? estoy desorientada. es un documento sobre mineria y pozos mineros

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where the wall rock is high; where the wall rock is low // high wall area; footwall area

it depends a lot on the context, but these are possibilities

caja nf wall rock to a vein or deposit
http://studentsacrossborders.arizona.edu/glossary/c.pdf

caja (min), country rock, wall rock, paredes laterales de una labor minera o roca encajadora que limita una veta

caja baja (min), footwall
http://www.infomine.com/dictionary/hardrockminers/spanish/we...

American Bonanza Gold Mining Corp. continues the three prong exploration of Copperstone (La Paz County, Arizona) with drilling in the D-Zone, ***High Wall, and Footwall*** zones.
http://www.vmine.net/goldmin/archive/Newsletter39/Internatio...
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wide vein, narrow vein

Different techniques are used in mining depending on vein thickness.
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