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Stoping vs Stowing - What's the difference?

stoping | stowing |

As nouns the difference between stoping and stowing

is that stoping is in mining, the removal of the desired ore from an underground mine leaving behind an open space known as a stope while stowing is a method of working in which the waste is packed into the space formed by excavating the vein.

As a verb stowing is

present participle of lang=en.

stoping

English

Noun

(-)
  • In mining, the removal of the desired ore from an underground mine leaving behind an open space known as a stope.

    • Derived terms

    * stull stoping * shrinkage stoping * long hole stoping

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    stowing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (-)
  • (mining) A method of working in which the waste is packed into the space formed by excavating the vein.