The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Stoping — is a process accommodating the ascent of magmatic bodies from their sources in the mantle (geology) or lower crust to the surface. The process involves the mechanical disintegration of the surrounding country/host rock, typically through… … Wikipedia
Stoping — Stop ing, n. (Mining) The act of excavating in the form of stopes. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stoping — /stoh ping/, n. Geol. a process by which magmas move upward in the earth by breaking off and engulfing blocks of overlying rocks. [1770 80; STOPE + ING1] * * * ▪ mining in mining engineering, the opening of large underground rooms, or… … Universalium
stoping — /ˈstoʊpɪŋ/ (say stohping) noun 1. Mining the act of creating a mine stope. 2. Also, magmatic stoping. Geology the breaking off and assimilation of blocks of rock by an intruding magma, a process by which magmas move upwards through the earth s… …
stoping — noun In mining, the removal of the desired ore from an underground mine leaving behind an open space known as a stope … Wiktionary
stoping — The upward migration of the ceiling in a passage or room by the action of slabs falling [13] … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
stoping — n. step shaped excavation in a mine used to extract mined ore from very steep shafts v. remove ore from a mine via a system of stopes … English contemporary dictionary
stoping — noun cut a series of stopes in. → stope … English new terms dictionary
stoping — noun ( s) Etymology: from gerund of stope (II) : a process by which ore is stoped; specifically : the process whereby intrusive igneous magmas are thought to make space for their advance by detaching and engulfing fragments of the invaded rocks … Useful english dictionary
Stull stoping — is an underground hardrock mining method that uses systematic or random timbering ( stulls ) placed between the foot and hanging wall of the vein. This method require that the hanging wall and often the footwall be of competent rock as the stulls … Wikipedia
