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Dragline

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-008499

A type of excavating equipment which casts a rope-hung bucket a considerable distance, collects the dug material by pulling the bucket toward itself on the ground with a second rope, elevates the bucket, and dumps the material on a spoil bank, in a hopper, or on a pile.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-008499
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesIRS Coal Excise Tax - Appendix I, Glossary of Mining Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-008499",
  "term": "Dragline",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A type of excavating equipment which casts a rope-hung bucket a considerable distance, collects the dug material by pulling the bucket toward itself on the ground with a second rope, elevates the bucket, and dumps the material on a spoil bank, in a hopper, or on a pile.",
  "references": [
    "IRS Coal Excise Tax - Appendix I, Glossary of Mining Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/dragline/"
}

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