open cut of coal
1open-cut — open ,cut adjective AMERICAN an open cut mine is where coal is dug from the ground out of a large hole rather than from deep below ground …
2open-cut — o′pen cut′ adj. min noting or pertaining to a type of surface mining in which coal and other flat lying mineral deposits are removed by the excavation of long, narrow trenches • Etymology: 1880–85 …
3open-cut — /oh peuhn kut /, adj. Mining. noting or pertaining to a type of surface mining in which coal and other flat lying mineral deposits are removed by the excavation of long, narrow trenches. [1880 85] * * * …
4open-cut — /oh peuhn kut /, adj. Mining. noting or pertaining to a type of surface mining in which coal and other flat lying mineral deposits are removed by the excavation of long, narrow trenches. [1880 85] …
5Coal mining in Australia — Coal is mined in every state of Australia as well as the Northern Territory. It is used to generate electricity and is exported. 75% of the coal mined in Australia is exported, mostly to eastern Asia. In 2000/01, 258.5 million tonnes of coal was… …
6Coal companies of Australia — Contents 1 Anglo Coal Australia Ltd 1.1 Anglo Coal Callide Mine 1.2 Anglo Coal Capcoal Mine …
7Coal in Australia — Australian Energy resources and major export ports …
8coal mining — Coal was very important in the economic development of Britain. It was used as fuel in the factories built during the Industrial Revolution and continued to be important until the 1980s. The main coalfields are in north east England, the north… …
9Coal mining — Men leaving a UK colliery at the close of a shift Surface coal mining in Wyo …
10Open-pit mining — El Chino, located near Silver City, New Mexico, is an open pit copper mine …
