Room
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-004934
An excavated chamber or open space created within a mine, typically as part of a room and pillar mining method. These areas are where the mineral deposit is extracted, leaving behind pillars of unmined material to support the overhead strata. The dimensions of a room are determined by the orebody's characteristics and ground stability.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-004934 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Mining and extraction |
| Synonyms | rm |
| Translations | German: Abbaufeld; Spanish: cámara; French: chambre |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-IND-004934",
"term": "Room",
"field": "Industrial and trades",
"definition": "An excavated chamber or open space created within a mine, typically as part of a room and pillar mining method. These areas are where the mineral deposit is extracted, leaving behind pillars of unmined material to support the overhead strata. The dimensions of a room are determined by the orebody's characteristics and ground stability.",
"synonyms": [
"rm"
],
"subject": "Mining and extraction",
"translations": {
"de": "Abbaufeld",
"es": "cámara",
"fr": "chambre"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/room/"
}
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