Spend

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-005513",
  "term": "Spend",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "The process of excavating or driving a mine working, such as a tunnel or drift, through barren or uneconomic rock to reach a mineral deposit. This development work is necessary to access the ore body but does not yield valuable material itself. The cost of spending is factored into the overall mine economics.",
  "subject": "Mining and extraction",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Abbau",
    "es": "gastar",
    "fr": "dépenser"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/spend/"
}