strip mining

noun

mining in an open pit after removal of the overburden.

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How to use strip mining in a sentence

We have so much room for people, and the collective impact of people recreating is minuscule compared to the impact of oil and gas development or strip mining.
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The area is best known for being a place that used to depend on coal mining and now relies on strip mining for employment and support.
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Even most oil companies acknowledge the disruption caused by strip mining; that is one reason why they have developed In Situ.
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I vetoed the strip mining legislation passed by the last Congress.
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strip mining has steadily grown in importance and accounted for 73 percent of the output in 1970.
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British Dictionary definitions for strip mining

strip mining

noun

another term (esp US) for opencast mining

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Cultural definitions for strip mining

strip mining

Removing a mineral deposit from the Earth after first removing the layer of earth above it.

Notes for strip mining

Strip mining, the cheapest method of mining, is also the most controversial, because it jeopardizes the environment, and because strip-mined land is either expensive or impossible to reclaim.

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