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block-caving

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Definition of block-caving

: a mining in which sections of a large ore body are undercut by working places and then permitted to cave in, the ore so crushed being recovered through drifts

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“Block-caving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/block-caving. Accessed 20 Sep. 2021.

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