: a usually steplike excavation underground for the removal of ore that is formed as the ore is mined in successive layers
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The men were last believed to be on a stope – a tunnel used in mining to ferry materials to the surface – that had previously been filled in with rocks when the void opened, Perenti said earlier.
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Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 16 Feb. 2023
That’s often the most unstable part of the stope, and generally higher on the mountain.
—National Geographic, 19 July 2019
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Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 16 Feb. 2023
That’s often the most unstable part of the stope, and generally higher on the mountain.
—National Geographic, 19 July 2019
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“Stope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stope. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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