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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.

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No references found			But the reality is that while a deep mine would employ an average of 2000 men, an open-cast mine averages around 50. Could deep mining rise from ashes of the past? THE MINERS' STRIKE 25 ... by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) [FIGURE 1 OMITTED] In the Estonian oil shale field the operating units are presently Aidu open-cast mine and its Vanakula mining field; Narva open-cast mine, which consists of Narva, Sirgala and Viivikonna open-cast fields and Pohja-Kivioli open-cast mine (Fig. Water problems connected with oil shale mining in North-East Estonia by Perens, R.; Punning, J.-M.; Reinsalu, E. / Oil Shale There are a lot of pre-conceived ideas about what the impact of an open-cast mine might be and perhaps not the acknowledgement of the steps we have taken to mitigate that. More `neighbours from hell' are likely by The Journal (Newcastle, England)			open timbering open time Open Trading Protocol Open Transport open traverse Open Treaties open triangular region open tuberculosis open tubular column open universe Open University open valley open verdict open water open web open well open wire open wiring open workings Open, Sesame! Open-Access Same-Time Information System open-angle glaucoma open-arc furnace open-belt drive open-bus system Open-cast mine open-cast mining open-cell foam open-center plan position indicator open-chain compound open-circle deoxyribonucleic acid Open-Circuit and Short-Circuit Method open-circuit grinding open-circuit grouting open-circuit impedance open-circuit jack open-circuit potential open-circuit scuba open-circuit signaling open-circuit voltage open-circuited line open-collar worker open-cycle engine open-cycle gas turbine open-cycle reactor system open-delta connection open-die forging open-end block open-end investment company open-end method open-end mortgage			Open, Modular, Scalable, Integrated Open, Reliable Communications Architecture Open, sesame Open, sesame Open, Sesame! Open-Access Managed Care Open-Access Same-Time Information System open-air open-air market open-air marketplace Open-Air Range open-and-shut open-and-shut case open-and-shut case open-angle open-angle open-angle glaucoma open-angle glaucoma open-angle glaucoma open-angle glaucoma Open-apple key Open-apple key open-arc furnace Open-Architecture-System Open-Area Smoke Imaging Detection open-belt drive Open-Biopsy Forceps Technique Open-Bucket Hash Table open-bus system open-cast Open-cast mine Open-cast mining open-cavity tympanomastoidectomy open-cell foam open-center plan position indicator open-chain Open-chain compound Open-chain compound open-chain exercise open-chest open-chest open-chest open-chest open-chest Open-Chest Cardiac Massage open-circle deoxyribonucleic acid Open-circuit Open-circuit Open-circuit Open-Circuit and Short-Circuit Method Open-Circuit Breathing Apparatus open-circuit breathing system open-circuit grinding open-circuit grouting open-circuit impedance open-circuit jack open-circuit potential open-circuit scuba open-circuit signaling Open-circuit voltage Open-Circuit Voltage Decay

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open-pit mining (redirected from Open-cast mine)

open-pit mining
(redirected from Open-cast mine)