Hanging Wall Mining Definition

Geological science the rocks on the upper side of an inclined fault plane or mineral vein.
Hanging wall mining definition. The hanging wall occurs above the fault plane and the footwall occurs below it. When working a tabular ore body the miner stood with the footwall under his feet and with the hanging wall above him. Delineation ore body is called the hanging wall and rock located below the ore body is called the footwall. This terminology comes from mining.
Hanging wall definition is the upper or overhanging wall of an inclined vein fault or other geologic structure opposed to footwall. Hanging wall definition the underside of the wall rock overlying a vein or bed of ore.