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HORIZONTAL COAL SEAM [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lignite, Graphite and Coal Mining
CONT

A drift mine is a mine in which the entry is directly into a horizontal coal seam exposed at or near the surface.

OBS

level coal seam: Source: EMR Strata Control Conference, paper 1, fig. 4.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploit. de charbons fossiles autres que la tourbe
OBS

L'inclinaison des veines de charbon varie de l'horizontale («plateures» entre 0 et 30° d'inclinaison) à la verticale («dressants» pour une inclinaison [supérieure à] 65°.

Key term(s)
  • veine de charbon en plateure

Spanish

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