Driftway

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-001863",
  "term": "Driftway",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A horizontal or nearly horizontal underground passage in a mine, driven from the surface or from a shaft, that follows the strike of a mineral deposit. It provides access for miners, equipment, and ventilation, and serves as a haulage route for extracted ore or waste rock. A driftway differs from a crosscut, which is driven across the strike of the deposit.",
  "subject": "Mining and extraction",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Strecke",
    "es": "galería",
    "fr": "galerie de roulage"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/driftway/"
}