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Depletion factor

Term · Energy · MLC-T-ENE-000528

The multiplier applied to the tonnage produced to compute depletion. This multiplier takes into account both the tonnage recovered and the tonnage lost due to mining. The depletion factor is the reciprocal of the recovery factor in relation to a given quantity of production.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENE-000528
FieldEnergy
SubjectCoal
ReferencesEIA Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENE-000528",
  "term": "Depletion factor",
  "field": "Energy",
  "definition": "The multiplier applied to the tonnage produced to compute depletion. This multiplier takes into account both the tonnage recovered and the tonnage lost due to mining. The depletion factor is the reciprocal of the recovery factor in relation to a given quantity of production.",
  "subject": "Coal",
  "references": [
    "EIA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/energy/depletion-factor/"
}

Record 528 of 2,500 in Energy terminology (MLC-0117). Request the full dataset.