Work out
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-006650
To extract all economically viable ore or mineral from a specific section or deposit within a mine. This process involves systematically mining the available resources until depletion or until further extraction becomes uneconomical. Once worked out, the area is often abandoned or prepared for backfilling.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-006650 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Mining and extraction |
| Translations | German: Abbau abschließen; Spanish: explotar; French: exploiter à fond |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-IND-006650",
"term": "Work out",
"field": "Industrial and trades",
"definition": "To extract all economically viable ore or mineral from a specific section or deposit within a mine. This process involves systematically mining the available resources until depletion or until further extraction becomes uneconomical. Once worked out, the area is often abandoned or prepared for backfilling.",
"subject": "Mining and extraction",
"translations": {
"de": "Abbau abschließen",
"es": "explotar",
"fr": "exploiter à fond"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/work-out/"
}
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