stope

A stope can be created in a variety of ways.

Then Johnny crawled on up the stope to mark the next shot hole.

Some time during most shifts and often three or four times the rock would become blocked at the mouth of the stope.

"the whole hanging wall of the stope came down."

Lying in the stope he allowed himself five minutes to think about Hettie.

In the face of the stope it was a black line, drawn against the blue quartz rock.

They're working only two shifts in only one stope, you know.

It is used in mining to increase the strata stability of the stope.

The stope may be backfilled or left empty depending on the rock conditions.

Rocks of every size jammed the mouth of the stope.

Inside, the veins have been removed and debris carefully stacked within the stope.

A crude ladder against the wall of a roomy stope beyond the door did not in the least surprise him.

In mining, a rib pillar separates one stope from the other.

Contrary to what one might think, the wood isn't there to keep the stope from collapsing, but rather to hold loose rock in place.

Moving through the murk, they crossed another massive stope.

The stope is then sealed to prevent access.

Everyone's copper bonus depended on the grizzly man getting the ore out of the stope.

"get them out of here, clear that stope."

As he makes his way toward the Stope's house, he picks a couple of wild oranges off a tree.

Rod's place was not in the stope.

The decision made, he clapped his helmet onto his head and began crawling out of the stope.

Two methods of stope mining are commonly used.

Inside the tin was a penciled note: "40 men in 40 stope.

"the whole stope fell in on them.

A stope can be created in a variety of ways.

Then Johnny crawled on up the stope to mark the next shot hole.

Some time during most shifts and often three or four times the rock would become blocked at the mouth of the stope.

"the whole hanging wall of the stope came down."

Lying in the stope he allowed himself five minutes to think about Hettie.

In the face of the stope it was a black line, drawn against the blue quartz rock.

They're working only two shifts in only one stope, you know.

It is used in mining to increase the strata stability of the stope.

The stope may be backfilled or left empty depending on the rock conditions.

Rocks of every size jammed the mouth of the stope.

Inside, the veins have been removed and debris carefully stacked within the stope.

A crude ladder against the wall of a roomy stope beyond the door did not in the least surprise him.

In mining, a rib pillar separates one stope from the other.

Contrary to what one might think, the wood isn't there to keep the stope from collapsing, but rather to hold loose rock in place.

Moving through the murk, they crossed another massive stope.

The stope is then sealed to prevent access.

Everyone's copper bonus depended on the grizzly man getting the ore out of the stope.

As he makes his way toward the Stope's house, he picks a couple of wild oranges off a tree.

Rod's place was not in the stope.

The decision made, he clapped his helmet onto his head and began crawling out of the stope.

Two methods of stope mining are commonly used.

"the whole stope fell in on them.

The wrong pitch in an echo from the stope and he knows a single rock may come hurtling through to smash him off the bars.

Start at the highest point of Stope Fifty Nine.