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resource utilisation > extraction > mining > strip mining

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strip mining  

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  • Superficial mining, in which the valuable rock is exposed by removal of overburden. Coal, numerous nonmetals and metalliferous ores (iron and copper) are worked in this way. Sinonym: strip mining, opencast mining, openpit mining.

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http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/8143

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