translate English to French: ᖃᑎᖅᓱᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ) Coarse-grained  a standard term applied to rocks composed of large grains with an average size greater than 5 mm in diameter (ᐊᖏᔫᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᓂᓕᒃ) Concentrate  a product containing a valuable mineral or metal and from which most of the waste material has been removed (ᐱᐅᙱᓐᓃᔭᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ) Concentration  the process of separating a mineral from valueless host rock in preparation for further processing (ᐱᐅᙱᓐᓃᔭᐃᓂᖅ) Consistency  the degree of solidity or liquidity of a material (ᑭᓂᕐᓂᖓ; ᐃᒥᕐᐸᓚᓂᐊ) Contaminant  introduced species, substance or material which was either not previously present or was present in a lesser amount, and that may have a harmful effect on air, water or soil (ᐃᓚᑲᒻᒪᒃ) Continental Crust  the two-layered, hard portion of the Earth’s surface which underlies and forms the continents and continental shelves (ᓄᓇᐅᓂᖓ) Copper  a malleable red-brown metallic element used as an electrical conductor and in alloys (ᑲᓐᓄᔭᖅ) Core Sample  cylindrical sample of rock taken from the ground by diamond drilling for research and exploration purposes  (ᐅᓚᒥᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᒐᒃᓴᖅ) Corrosion  deterioration in metals when exposed to oxygen or chemical action (ᒪᙱᖅᑐᕆᓂᖅ) Corundum  an extremely hard crystal used especially as an abrasive; rubies and sapphires are a form of corundum  (ᖃᐃᖅᑲᒃᓴᐅᑎᒃᓴᖅ) Cross-cut  a passageway that extends between horizontal workings within an underground mine (ᐃᓗᑦᑏᓂᖅ) Crown  the upper portion or the top of a diamond (ᑕᐃᒪᓐ ᓂᐊᖂᑖ) Crown Land  one of the four types of land ownership in Nunavut.
Géophysique  Étude des diverses propriétés physiques de la Terre et de la composition et du mouvement des couches de roches qui la composent, appliquée à l’exploration minière pour détecter des zones caractérisées par leurs propriétés physiques, telles que le magnétisme, la gravité ou la conductivité. Gîte minéral  Masse minéralisée qui peut avoir une valeur économique, mais dont la connaissance des caractéristiques exige l’obtention de plus d’informations détaillées (on dit aussi gisement).