stope definition
stope means the underground excavation within the ore body where the main gold production takes place; “Tailings” means finely ground rock from which valuable minerals have been extracted by milling;
stope means an underground excavation made in the removal of any ground or mineral other than coal, but does not apply to excavations made for engine rooms and pump chambers or for development purposes such as shafts, drives, winzes and raises;
stope means an underground excavation made by the removal of any mineral, but does not apply to excavations made for engine rooms and pump chambers or for development purposes such as shafts, drives, winzes and raises;
More Definitions of stope
stope means an excavation in the form of steps made by the mining of ore from steeply inclined or vertical veins.
stope means an underground excavation made for the purpose of extracting ore from the surrounding rock;
stope means an underground excavation created by the bulk extraction of minerals which have been accessed by tunnels.
stope means the underground excavation within the orebody where the main gold production takes place. “Strike” means the direction, or bearing from true north, of a vein or rock formation measured on a horizontal
stope means an excavation in the form of steps made by the mining of ore from steeply inclined or vertical veins. “Stratigraphy” means the arrangement of rock strata, especially as to the geographic, chronologic order of sequence (age), classification, characteristics and formation.
stope means an excavation, made in a mine to remove minerals, which has been rendered accessible by the development of shafts and drifts;
stope or “Stoping” means the individual engineered volume of ore within select sectors of the overall ore body where excavation of the mineralized gold bearing ore has been demonstrated to be economically viable considering the development and extraction costs in conjunction with the metal prices at the time of excavation.