open pit
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open pit — open pits N COUNT An open pit is a mine where the coal, metal, or minerals are near the surface and underground passages are not needed. [AM] Syn: strip mine (in BRIT, use opencast mine) … English dictionary
open-pit — adj. Open pit is used with these nouns: ↑mine … Collocations dictionary
open pit — mažasis karjeras statusas Aprobuotas sritis geologija apibrėžtis Žemės savininko ar naudotojo žemės sklype esantis atviras kasinys, iš kurio imamos naudingosios iškasenos skirtos naudoti savo ūkio reikmėms (ne parduoti) ir kurio įrengimo,… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
open pit, open pits — ● open pit, open pits nom masculin (anglais open, ouvert, et pit, puits de mine) Exploitation d une mine à ciel ouvert … Encyclopédie Universelle
open-pit mining — [ō′pən pit΄] n. a method of mining, usually for metallic ores, in which the waste and ore are completely removed from the sides and bottom of a pit which gradually becomes an enormous canyonlike hole: see also STRIP MINING * * * surface… … Universalium
open-pit mining — [ō′pən pit΄] n. a method of mining, usually for metallic ores, in which the waste and ore are completely removed from the sides and bottom of a pit which gradually becomes an enormous canyonlike hole: see also STRIP MINING … English World dictionary
Open-pit mining — El Chino, located near Silver City, New Mexico, is an open pit copper mine … Wikipedia
Open-pit coal mining in the United Kingdom — The United Kingdom produces about ten million tons of coal a year [1] from open pit mines. The majority comes from Scotland [2], with the largest operator there being the Scottish Coal subsidiary of Scottish Resources Group [3]; they are rather… … Wikipedia
open pit mine — noun a mining operation in which blocks of ore carrying earth are dug from the surface, creating a large quarry like pit. –open pit mining, noun …
open-pit — /oh peuhn pit /, adj. Mining. noting or pertaining to a type of surface mining in which massive, usually metallic mineral deposits are removed by cutting benches in the walls of a broad, deep funnel shaped excavation. [1910 15] * * * … Universalium
open-pit — adjective North American term for opencast … English new terms dictionary
