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stope

 (stōp)
n.
An excavation in the form of steps made by the mining of ore from steeply inclined or vertical veins.
tr.v. stoped, stop·ing, stopes
To remove (ore) from or mine by means of a stope.
[Perhaps from Low German, step, from Middle Low German stōpe.]
stop′er n.
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stoping

(ˈstəʊpɪŋ)
n
(Geological Science) geology the process by which country rock is broken up and engulfed by the upward movement of magma. Also called: magmatic stoping
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Mr Baird said Focus has developed two levels at The Mount, where stoping operations have now commenced.
Focus Minerals (ASX:FML) Commences Stoping Operations At The Mount Project
Some sub-level open stoping is still employed in the upper levels, using handheld drilling with scrapers moving ore along gullies into chutes that gravity feed to the haulage levels.
Mopani Copper: John Chadwick reports on the tremendous mining potential of Nkana and Mufulira's metallurgical gems
Using a stoping dilution at 20% @ 1.65g/t Au and a stope recovery of 85% mining studies estimated an extraction of 63% of this resource from development and stoping (2.895 million tonnes at 4.2g/t Au for 390,000 ounces).
Aragon Resources Limited (ASX:AAG) Received Positive Underground Mine Study Results For Central Murchison Gold Project
The various reefs can be combined to form single stoping units where waste inclusions do not render the horizon unpayable.
Avgold's Target --mining at 2,300 m
Long haul sub-level open stoping is supported by the world's largest paste-fill operation which is filling stope cavities at around 300 t/h.
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Moreover, different names are often applied to the same mining method (Blasthole Stoping and Longhole Open Stoping are frequently used to refer to the same mining method).
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