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Record 1 1999-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Underground Mining
CONT

Renewed interest in 1980 resulted in a 3 year program of deep drilling, test stoping and mine planning.

OBS

stoping: The act of excavating ore, either above or below a level, in a series of steps. In its broadest sense stoping means the act of excavating ore by means of a series of horizontal, vertical, or inclined workings in veins or large, irregular bodies of ore, or by rooms in flat deposits.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation minière souterraine

Spanish

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