Sole
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-007256
The floor or lower surface of an underground mine roadway, tunnel, or working area. It is the surface on which miners walk and equipment operates. In steeply dipping ore bodies or coal seams, the sole is synonymous with the footwall, which is the block of rock below the mineral deposit.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-007256 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Mining and extraction |
| Translations | German: Grube; Spanish: solera; French: sole |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-IND-007256",
"term": "Sole",
"field": "Industrial and trades",
"definition": "The floor or lower surface of an underground mine roadway, tunnel, or working area. It is the surface on which miners walk and equipment operates. In steeply dipping ore bodies or coal seams, the sole is synonymous with the footwall, which is the block of rock below the mineral deposit.",
"subject": "Mining and extraction",
"translations": {
"de": "Grube",
"es": "solera",
"fr": "sole"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/sole/"
}
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