Drift mine

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-001861",
  "term": "Drift mine",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "An underground mine accessed by a horizontal or nearly horizontal passage driven into a hillside or mountain. This type of mine follows a mineral seam or ore body that outcrops on the surface, requiring no vertical shaft. Drift mines are common for coal, gypsum, and other bedded deposits found in mountainous regions.",
  "subject": "Mining and extraction",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Stollenbau",
    "es": "mina de galería",
    "fr": "mine à flanc de coteau"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/drift-mine/"
}