minedout
Minedout is a term used in mining and related fields to describe a mine, ore body, or district in which the economically recoverable minerals have been exhausted or rendered unprofitable to extract. When a deposit is mined out, production typically ceases and the site enters a closure or reclamation phase. The term can refer to the status of a specific mine, a section of a mine, or an entire field, and is often used in mine planning, ore reserve estimation, and regulatory reporting.
In practice, a mine becoming mined out may result from depletion of the ore body, replacement by
In gaming and simulations, mined out is used to describe areas where resources have been exhausted. Many
See also: Mine closure, Reclamation and rehabilitation, Resource depletion, Overmining.