the process of removing earth material from some locations and adding it to others by grading; the process of computing total volumes of material moved
a method of underground mining in which a stope is excavated and refilled with material (waste or tailings). Cut-off grade the grade at which the total profit from mining the orebodies, under a specified set of mining parameters, is maximised.
A method of stoping where ore is removed in slices, or lifts, after which the excavated slice or lift is filled with rock or other waste material known as backfill, before the next ore is mined.
a structure resulting from the erosion of a channel by a stream and subsequent deposition to fill the channel.
Earthen material which is dug out of a hill and placed down slope to provide a relatively level road bed.
The removal (cut) of soil or the addition (fill) of soil.
construction of a road on undulating ground that is partly excavated and partly filled.
A mining method where the void resulting from mining the ore is filled with material in order to stabilise the roof and walls enabling extraction of nearby ore
Cut and Fill is the process of removing soil from one area with the intention of placing it in another, so that the elevation difference is minimal, and so that a minimal amount of soil must be brought in. It is often used in building a railway, road, or canal, but may also be used in building construction.
