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Definition of strip-mined in English Turkish dictionary
- strip mine
- açık kömür ocağı
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Definition of strip-mined in English English dictionary
- mined near the earth's surface by stripping
- strip mine
- A mine where the material above the ore is removed (stripped) to expose it for removal and use
- strip mine
- A strip mine is a mine in which the coal, metal, or mineral is near the surface, and so underground passages are not needed. An open mine, especially a coal mine, whose seams or outcrops run close to ground level and are exposed by the removal of topsoil and overburden. a very large hole that is made in the ground to remove metal, coal etc from the earth British Equivalent: opencast mining
- strip mine
- an open mine (usually for coal) where the seams run close to the surface
- strip mine
- an open mine (usually for coal) where the seams run close to the surface extract (ore) from a strip-mine
- strip mine
- extract (ore) from a strip-mine