Explore Stope through 5 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Stope meaning
A mining excavation in the form of a terrace of steps.
Using Stope
- The main meaning on this page is: A mining excavation in the form of a terrace of steps.
Context around Stope
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Stope
- In this selection, "stope" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, planned, study, first, sequencing, optimisations and ore stand out and add context to how "stope" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a fourth stope is in and by planned stope sequencing. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "stope" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with stope
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Currently, a fourth stope is in production and 36,500 tonnes of ore is stockpiled on surface. (17 words)
Copper production in Q1 2023 is expected to be the lowest of the year driven by planned stope sequencing. (19 words)
Gold production from the first stope ore underground at Havana is anticipated to commence in Q3 of the 2027 fiscal year, and will continue over three years. (27 words)
The May 2021 Jaguar Scoping Study demonstrated that both the Jaguar South and Onça Preta Deposits can sustain quality underground operations with the study stope optimisations bottoming out on the base of the January 2021 MRE. (36 words)
Mine output declined year-on-year because the mine plan had to be re-sequenced to allow for blending of high and low arsenic ores, equipment availability issues and lack of stope access. (33 words)
Gold production from the first stope ore underground at Havana is anticipated to commence in Q3 of the 2027 fiscal year, and will continue over three years. (27 words)
Example sentences (5)
Copper production in Q1 2023 is expected to be the lowest of the year driven by planned stope sequencing.
The May 2021 Jaguar Scoping Study demonstrated that both the Jaguar South and Onça Preta Deposits can sustain quality underground operations with the study stope optimisations bottoming out on the base of the January 2021 MRE.
Gold production from the first stope ore underground at Havana is anticipated to commence in Q3 of the 2027 fiscal year, and will continue over three years.
Mine output declined year-on-year because the mine plan had to be re-sequenced to allow for blending of high and low arsenic ores, equipment availability issues and lack of stope access.
Currently, a fourth stope is in production and 36,500 tonnes of ore is stockpiled on surface.