A box cut is a small open cut created to provide a secure and safe portal as access to a decline to an underground mine. Generally the box cut is sunk until sufficiently unweathered rock is found to permit the development of the decline. The portal is generally made safe with rock bolts, wire mesh, and shotcrete, which prevents accidental rock falls from closing access to the decline.
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—Muriel Box (b. 1905)
“Emperor Joseph II: Your work is ingenious. Its quality work, and there are simply too many notes, thats all. Just cut a few and it will be perfect.
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—Peter Shaffer (b. 1926)