open-pit mining
A method of extraction used where the *overburden is limited and easily stripped, but where waste has to be transported to external dumps. It is generally used where deposits are limited laterally but are thicker than in ...
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| Published in | A Dictionary of Geology and Earth Sciences |
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| Format | Reference |
| Language | English |
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Oxford University Press
01.01.2013
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| Edition | 4 |
| Online Access | Get full text |
| ISBN | 0199653062 9780199653065 |
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| Summary: | A method of extraction used where the *overburden is limited and easily stripped, but where waste has to be transported to external dumps. It is generally used where deposits are limited laterally but are thicker than in ... |
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| ISBN: | 0199653062 9780199653065 |