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Hanging side

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-007022

The rock mass located on the upper side of an inclined ore body, fault, or vein. It is the block of rock that lies above the mineral deposit, in contrast to the footwall, which is the rock mass below. The stability of the hanging side, also called the hanging wall, is a primary concern in the design of underground mine stopes and support systems.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-007022
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectMining and extraction
TranslationsGerman: Liegende Seite; Spanish: lado colgante; French: épontes supérieures
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-007022",
  "term": "Hanging side",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "The rock mass located on the upper side of an inclined ore body, fault, or vein. It is the block of rock that lies above the mineral deposit, in contrast to the footwall, which is the rock mass below. The stability of the hanging side, also called the hanging wall, is a primary concern in the design of underground mine stopes and support systems.",
  "subject": "Mining and extraction",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Liegende Seite",
    "es": "lado colgante",
    "fr": "épontes supérieures"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/hanging-side/"
}

Record 3,002 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.