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open-pit mining
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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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Anti-mine protesters: 'You haven't heard the last from us' March ... by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)
 
 
 
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