open-pit
adjective
US
: involving the removal of the surface of a large area of land to get at a mineral or other material that is near to the surface
an open-pit mine
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Earth and minerals are loaded onto trucks at an open-pit mine near the frontline, despite the threat of bombing by Russian invading forces on February 26, 2025 in Donetsk Region, Ukraine.
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Sam Meredith, CNBC, 14 May 2025
The camps were surrounded by open-pit latrines, and the smell of sewage was overpowering; children lay around with flies on them.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Steve Marcus/Reuters/File To extract them, most companies use large, open-pit mines, which environmentalists say are ecologically damaging.
—Stephanie Hanes, Christian Science Monitor, 18 Apr. 2025
If the drilling is successful, the company plans to pursue a large open-pit mine in the future.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 21 Mar. 2025
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Sam Meredith, CNBC, 14 May 2025
The camps were surrounded by open-pit latrines, and the smell of sewage was overpowering; children lay around with flies on them.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Steve Marcus/Reuters/File To extract them, most companies use large, open-pit mines, which environmentalists say are ecologically damaging.
—Stephanie Hanes, Christian Science Monitor, 18 Apr. 2025
If the drilling is successful, the company plans to pursue a large open-pit mine in the future.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Open-pit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open-pit. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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