Lecture 4: Underground Mining SlideShare
3) Stull stoping Stull stoping is a common method of to mine vertical ore bodies or steeplydipping ore bodies (because the stopes become long narrow near vertical spaces, which, if one reaches the surface is known as a Gunnis or Coffen[1] ). Stull stoping is a form of stoping used in hardrock mining that uses systematic or random timbering (quot;stullsquot;) placed between the foot and hangingwall