opencast mining
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of opencast mining
C18: from open + archaic cast ditch or cutting
Example Sentences
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Owner Holly, from Newport, said she was "over the moon" after finding her wandering on the old Llanharan opencast mining site, Rhondda Cynon Taf.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2023
It's hard to visualise, but imagine opencast mining taking place at the bottom of the ocean, where huge remote-controlled machines would excavate rocks from the seabed and pump them up to the surface.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2019
Councillors in East Ayrshire are due to discuss a damning report on the way the local authority handled opencast mining projects in the area.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2014
Much of it is now imported, the rest comes from opencast mining.
From BBC ● May 9, 2013
On the Yangtse, where there is opencast mining, I saw 220 peasants hacking iron ore out of an open hillside and breaking it to pieces with hammers.
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