cut-and-fill
Underground mining technique consisting of excavating the ore in horizontal slices, starting from a bottom undercut, advancing upward. The ore is drilled or blasted, the mud is removed, and the empty space is filled with sand, aggregate or waste rock. Source: Infomine, Mining Dictionary.
- Part of Speech: adjective
- Industry/Domain: Mining
- Category: General mining
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