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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Steve Marcus/Reuters/File To extract them, most companies use large, open-pit mines, which environmentalists say are ecologically damaging.
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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
Owned by Perpetua Resources, a Canadian mining company with offices in Idaho, the open-pit mine project received U.S. Forest Service approval in the waning days of the Biden administration last month.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 20 Feb. 2025
In the central region of Kirovohrad, an ilmenite open-pit mine is a canyon of precious deposits that its owner is keen to develop with U.S. companies.
—Samya Kullab and Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2025
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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
Owned by Perpetua Resources, a Canadian mining company with offices in Idaho, the open-pit mine project received U.S. Forest Service approval in the waning days of the Biden administration last month.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 20 Feb. 2025
In the central region of Kirovohrad, an ilmenite open-pit mine is a canyon of precious deposits that its owner is keen to develop with U.S. companies.
—Samya Kullab and Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Open-pit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open-pit. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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