# Box cut

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Box_cut
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Box_cut.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_cut
> Source revision: 1353485704
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

{{Short description|Mine entrance type}}
A '''box cut (box pit)''' is a small open cut built to supply a secure and safe entrance as access to a slope to an underground [mine](/source/mining). Generally the box cut is sunk until sufficiently unweathered rock is found to permit the development of the decline.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-box-cut.htm|title=What Is a Box Cut? (with picture)|website=wiseGEEK|accessdate=30 March 2019}}</ref>
The portal is generally made safe with [rock bolt](/source/rock_bolt)s, wire mesh, and [shotcrete](/source/shotcrete), which prevents accidental rock falls from closing access to the decline.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.greatmining.com/box-cut.html|title=Box Cut Mining Techniques, Underground Mining, Mining Companies, Mining Equipments|website=www.greatmining.com|accessdate=30 March 2019}}</ref>

==See also==
*[Underground hard-rock mining](/source/Underground_hard-rock_mining)

==References==
<references/>

{{DEFAULTSORT:Box Cut}}
Category:Underground mining

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Box cut](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_cut) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_cut?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.