Facework

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-002144",
  "term": "Facework",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "The process of excavating ore or coal directly at the working face of a mine. This includes all activities such as drilling, blasting, cutting, and loading the broken material for transport out of the mine. The efficiency of facework operations, measured in tons per man-shift or advance per cycle, is a primary determinant of an underground mine's overall productivity and profitability.",
  "subject": "Mining and extraction",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Abbaufront",
    "es": "frente de trabajo",
    "fr": "travail au front de taille"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/facework/"
}