pillar-and-room system

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pillar-and-room system [′pil·ər ən ′rüm ‚sis·təm]

(mining engineering)

A system of mining whereby solid blocks of coal are left on either side of working places to support the roof until first-mining has been completed, when the pillar coal is then recovered.

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