opencastadjective
uk/ˈəʊ.pən.kɑːst/us/ˈoʊ.pən.kæst/UK US open-cut, open-pitused to describe a place where minerals, especially coal, are taken from the surface of the ground rather than from passages dug under it, or relating to this way of getting minerals:
opencast mine/mining
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Engineering - mining & quarrying
- borehole
- coal
- coal mine
- colliery
- digger
- excavate
- extract
- fracking
- gold mine
- gravel pit
- gusher
- hydraulic fracturing
- miner
- mineral
- mining
- oil rig
- pit
- quarry
- slag heap
- workings
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