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Thread #41017 Message #2118483
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
03-Aug-07 - 03:03 PM
Thread Name: Help - Mining for Gold/Taku Miners
Subject: RE: Help - Mining for Gold/Taku Miners
Definition of stope-
a. usu. a steplike excavation underground for the removal of ore that is formed as the ore is mined in successive layers.
It is an old term, 1747 in English, akin to OE staepe step.
Mirriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. The Oxford English Dictionary has much more, if anyone is interested.