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The horizontal entrance is called a portal. If there are two portals, then you call the excavation a tunnel. If there is only one, it is call a drift or adit.
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What is a horizontal shaft into a mine called?
Adit
What is a horizontal mine shaft called?
Adit
What is Horizonantal mine shaft called?
A horizontal mine shaft is called an adit. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adit
Why do they mine underground instead of above ground?
how are they supposed to mine above ground? mining is defined by making an entrance underground, otherwise it isn't called mining anymore.
Horizontal layer of soil?
horizontal layer of soil is called horizon
What is the name of a mine entrance that has 4 letters?
A horizontal entrance to a mine is known as an adit.
What is the entrance or opening to a mine called?
An adit. In North America, the horizontal or sloped entrance to a mine is called a "Portal". Portal more specifically refers to the portion of the shaft visible from the outside of the mine. In some areas, the Portal portion of a horizontal shaft is called the "Drift Mouth" or "Drift Portal" as this shaft leads into a "Drift Mine". With a vertical shaft, that portion would be called a "Collar".
What is entrance to mines called?
A mine entrance is technically an 'adit'
WHAT IS A MINE ENTRANCE-CALLED?
Adit
What is mine entrance called?
Adit
What is a mine entrance called?
Adit
What is a horizontal shaft into a mine called?
Adit
What is a horizontal mine shaft called?
Adit
What is the meaning of adit?
An entrance or passage. Specifically: The nearly horizontal opening by which a mine is entered, or by which water and ores are carried away; -- called also drift and tunnel., Admission; approach; access.
What is Horizonantal mine shaft called?
A horizontal mine shaft is called an adit. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adit
What is the name of the mine entrance?
adit
Why do they mine underground instead of above ground?
how are they supposed to mine above ground? mining is defined by making an entrance underground, otherwise it isn't called mining anymore.
