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highwall

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highwall [′hī‚wȯl]
(mining engineering)
The unexcavated face of exposed overburden and coal or ore in an opencast mine or the face or bank of the uphill side of a contour strip-mine excavation.


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and highwall series; fixed wall pallet containers and lids, 48 x 44 in.
9:30 THE WILCOX STRATIGRAPHIC SECTION (PALEOCENE) EXPOSED IN THE HIGHWALL OF THE RED HILLS LIGNITE MINE, CHOCTAW COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
These included a mine, a railroad, a highwall miner, and a newly renovated preparation facility.
 
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