| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Induced caving | Mining | In the block caving mining method, the ore zone is undercut until the ore material breaks apart and falls under gravity load into draw points. If the ore zone is reluctant to fall under gravity loading, the fall is sometimes induced with explosives set in boreholes drilled into the orebody. This induced caving is generally accomplished from drifts above the ore zone. (references) | |
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