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Untopping

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-006369

The process of removing the overburden or waste material that lies above a mineral deposit or coal seam, typically in open-pit or strip mining operations. This preparatory step exposes the valuable resource for extraction. Untopping involves large-scale earthmoving equipment such as excavators and haul trucks.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-006369
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectMining and extraction
TranslationsGerman: Abraumbeseitigung; Spanish: eliminación de sobrecarga; French: découverture
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-006369",
  "term": "Untopping",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "The process of removing the overburden or waste material that lies above a mineral deposit or coal seam, typically in open-pit or strip mining operations. This preparatory step exposes the valuable resource for extraction. Untopping involves large-scale earthmoving equipment such as excavators and haul trucks.",
  "subject": "Mining and extraction",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Abraumbeseitigung",
    "es": "eliminación de sobrecarga",
    "fr": "découverture"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/untopping/"
}

Record 6,957 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.