Depillar

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-001659",
  "term": "Depillar",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "To remove the support pillars of ore or rock left in place during initial mining to support the roof of a mine. This process is undertaken after the main extraction of the ore body, allowing for the recovery of additional ore from the pillars. Depillaring can induce controlled caving of the overlying strata.",
  "subject": "Mining and extraction",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Pfeiler abbauen",
    "es": "desapuntalar",
    "fr": "dépiller"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/depillar/"
}