haulback

noun2

1. •
   A small wire rope or line used to pull the main cable (or butt-rigging) back into position after a log has been hauled out.

   • We ran 3,000 feet of haulback and got only thirty-five logs. — 1910
2. •
   A method of surface mining where overburden (the material on top of the coal or ore) is transported from an area and then hauled back after removal of ore or coal.

   • As a result, haulback systems are being designed in shich the strip mine is continuously filled in behind as the mine advances. — 2013