Stoping is the process of extracting the desired ore or other mineral from an underground mine, leaving behind an open space known as a stope. Stoping is used when the country rock is sufficiently strong not to cave into the stope, although in most cases artificial support is also provided. The earliest forms of stoping were conducted with hand to...[geology] Stoping is a process accommodating the ascent of magmatic bodies from their sources in the mantle or lower crust to the surface. The theory was independently developed by Canadian geologist Reginald Aldworth Daly and American geologist Joseph Barrell. The process involves the mechanical disintegration of the surrounding country/ho...[mining] The following is a list of Manuscripts found at the Vatican Library ...
• (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stope • (n.) The act of excavating in the form of stopes.
in mining engineering, the opening of large underground rooms, or stopes, by the excavation of ore. Stoping is practiced in underground mineral ... [1 related articles]
Stop'ing noun (Mining) The act of excavating in the form of stopes. 
The act of breaking down a stope and excavating it with a pick.
A process of magmatic intrusion that involves detaching and engulfing pieces of the surrounding rock, so that the magma moves slowly upward.
American mining term for Underground methods of mining.
a process by which magmas move upward in the earth by breaking off and engulfing blocks of overlying rocks.