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open-pit mining [¦ō·pən ¦pit ′mīn·iŋ] (mining engineering) Extracting metal ores and minerals that lie near the surface by removing the overlying material and breaking and loading the ore. Also known as open-cast mining; opencut mining. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| based consortium covers the remaining mines in the United States, including the big open cast mines in the west and the high-performance underground mines in the east, with a total annual production of 65 million tons. The Company anticipates that the funding of future Chibuluma South underground operations will be primarily funded form the profits from the Chibuluma West mine and Chibuluma South open cast mine. |
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