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opencut
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opencut [′ō·p·ən¦kət]
(civil engineering)
An open trench, such as across a hill.
(mining engineering)
To drive headings out, or to commence working in the coal after sinking the shafts.
To commence longwall working.
To increase the size of a shaft when it intersects a drift.


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The Cypress Opencast Mine, approved for New Zealand's west coast in a court decision last May, is also said to be home to a rare land snail.
of children 164 85 51 257 1,289 1,153 Abbreviations: O, opencast community; C, control community.
Opencast coal production is an option, but planning approvals are difficult to obtain.
 
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