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overhand cut and fill

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overhand cut and fill [′ō·vər‚hand ′kət ən ′fil]
(mining engineering)
A method of mining ore in which material removed from the roof of a drive drops through chutes to a lower drive, from which the material is removed.


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The company is proceeding to mine and stockpile ore employing an overhand cut and fill mining method using jumbo drills and rubber tired haulage equipment.
The mining method will be primarily overhand cut and fill combined with some underhand cut and fill.
 
 
 
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