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Webster 1913 Edition


Stoping

Stop′ing

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Noun.
(Mining)
The act of excavating in the form of stopes.

Definition 2024


stoping

stoping

English

Noun

stoping (countable and uncountable, plural stopings)

  1. In mining, the removal of the desired ore from an underground mine leaving behind an open space known as a stope.

Derived terms

  • stull stoping
  • shrinkage stoping
  • long hole stoping

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