a. Manmade deposits of natural earth materials (e.g., rock, soil, and
gravel) and waste materials (e.g., tailings or spoil from dredging), used
(1) to fill an enclosed space, such as an old stope or chamber in a mine,
(2) to extend shore land into a lake or bay, or (3) in building dams.
See also: hydraulic fill; backfill. AGI
b. Soil or loose rock used to raise the surface of low-lying land, such as
an embankment to fill a hollow or ravine in railroad construction. Also,
the place filled by such an enbankment. AGI
c. The depth to which material is to be placed to bring the surface to a
predetermined grade. AGI
d. Any sediment deposited by any agent so as to fill or partly fill a
valley, sink, or other depression. AGI
e. Manmade deposits of natural soils and waste material. ASCE
f. Material deposited or washed into a cave passageway. Fill is generally
prefixed by a word describing its dominant grain size; e.g., sand fill,
silt fill, clay fill, gravel fill, etc. AGI
g. Material used to fill a cavity or a passage. An embankment to fill a
hollow or a ravine, or the place filled by such an embankment. Also, the
depth of the filling material when it is in place. As a verb, to make an
embankment in or to raise the level of a low place with earth, gravel, or
rock. Webster 3rd
h. Tailings, waste, etc., used to fill underground space left after
extraction of ore. Termed "hydraulic fill" if flushed into place by water.
See also: packi. Detrital material partly or completely filling a cave. Syn: drift AGI
j. The unit charge of batch into a tank or pot. ASTM
k. Eng. To load trams in the mine. Fay
l. An earth or broken rock structure or embankment. Nichols, 1
m. Soil that has no value except bulk. Nichols, 1
Source:
Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms
