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Mucking Swell

Normally, most of the ore remains in the stope while blasting, as it supports the walls during successive blasts. Some of the ore is mucked out in order to provide a void for the next blast. 

Mucking Swell

Normally, most of the ore remains in the stope while blasting, as it supports the walls during successive blasts. Some of the ore is mucked out in order to provide a void for the next blast. The broken ore often compacts slightly, resulting an effective swell of about one third its unbroken volume.