opencast mining

/ (ˈəʊpənˌkɑːst) /

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noun

British mining by excavating from the surfaceAlso called: (esp US) strip mining, (Austral. and NZ) open-cut mining

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Word Origin for opencast mining

C18: from open + archaic cast ditch or cutting

Words nearby opencast mining

Open Brethren, open call, open caption, open carry, open-cast, opencast mining, open chain, open cheque, open circuit, open city, open classroom

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How to use opencast mining in a sentence

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So, Schmidt followed the gold rush to the El Paso mountains and claimed an area of mining land.
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Resolution is majority owned and controlled by Rio Tinto, a global mining conglomerate.
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That is approximately the same year the BBC predicted Moon mining could become commercially profitable.
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Eventually, he said, he spoke with a former official who had worked on a contract for the mining company.
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But since this has little or nothing to do with the story, I pass by my mining adventures and come back to the hotel.
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By their agreement with the owner, the Company have the right of mining under an area of 185 acres, at a royalty of 6d.
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A practical mining engineer who was recently sent to examine and report on this property says that it is 100 per cent.
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The trial was attended by the principal mining agents; the result was about ten millions by each engine.
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It is not only in the mining part of the business that the want of skill is prejudicial to the result.
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