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| distrito de explotación minera | mining district |
| distrito de explotación minera | mining district A district where mineral exploitation is performed |
| explotación a cielo abierto | opencast mining Extracting metal ores and minerals that lie near the surface by removing the overlying material and breaking and loading the ore |
| explotación a cielo abierto por excavadoras | strip mining Superficial mining, in which the valuable rock is exposed by removal of overburden. Coal, numerous nonmetals and metalliferous ores (iron and copper) are worked in this way. Sinonym: strip mining, opencast mining, openpit mining |
| explotación agraria | agricultural holding As defined by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, an agricultural holding is simply a basic unit for agricultural production |
| explotación de aguas subterráneas UP: extracción de aguas subterráneas | exploitation of underground water |
| explotación de aguas subterráneas | exploitation of underground water The process of extracting underground water from a source (UP: extracción de aguas subterráneas) |
| explotación de canteras | quarrying The surface exploitation and removal of stone or mineral deposits from the earth's crust |
| explotación de recursos | resource exploitation |
| explotación de recursos | resource exploitation No definition needed |
| explotación forestal | forest exploitation Forests have been exploited over the centuries as a source of wood and for obtaining land for agricultural use. The mismanagement of forest lands and forest resources has led to a situation where the forest is now in rapid retreat. The main aspects of the situation are: serious shortages in the supply of industrial wood; the catastrophic erosion and floods accompanying the stripping of forests from mountainous land; the acute shortages of fuel wood in much of the developing world; the spread of desert conditions at an alarming rate in the arid and semi-arid regions of the world; and the many environmental effects of the destruction of tropical rainforests |
| explotación minera de lignito | lignite mining |
| explotación minera de lignito | lignite mining Extraction of brown coal from natural deposits; lignite is a brownish-black solid fuel in the second stage in the development of coal. It has a little over half the heating value of bituminous or anthracite coal |
| explotación oceánica | ocean exploitation |
| explotación oceánica | ocean exploitation The utilization of the ocean for its food resources, mineral resources, and energy and water sources |
| explotación piscícola | fish farm |
| explotación turística | upgrading the tourist facilities |
| ley de explotación minera | mining law |
| ley de explotación minera | mining law A binding rule or body of rules prescribed by a government to regulate the potentially harmful activity of enterprises concerned with the extraction and processing of precious or valuable metals |
| reglamento de explotación minera | mining regulation |
| reglamento de explotación minera | mining regulation A rule or order prescribed by government or management to promote the safety, legality or ecological responsibility of any aspect of the process or industry of ore extraction |
| residuo de explotación petrolera | oil field slops |
| régimen de explotacíon | type of tenure |
| régimen de explotacíon | type of tenure The manner in which land is owned and possessed, i.e. of title to its use |
| sobre-explotación pesquera | overfishing |