In open stopes the ground above the stope will support its own weight.So the stope is shaped like a series of rooms divided by walls or supported by pillars of ore.

• 空场回采工作面利用采场上方的岩层支撑自身的重量，所以采场被切割成一系列的由矿壁分隔或用矿柱支撑的峒室。