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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.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-004934
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectMining and extraction
Synonymsrm
TranslationsGerman: 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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