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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Instead of relying on environmentally damaging methods like open-pit mining or evaporation ponds, the firm is now deploying a process known as direct lithium extraction (DLE) from underground brine.
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
The Bush Telly is claimed to burn better than an open-pit fire, and that claim too is not hard to credit.
—New Atlas, 31 Aug. 2025
The country is one of the world's top coal producers, primarily sourcing it from Mpumalanga, where open-pit mines and aging power stations are prevalent.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 28 Aug. 2025
The DeLamar Project in Owyhee County is an open-pit mine that Integra Resources acquired in 2017.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 19 Aug. 2025
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
The Bush Telly is claimed to burn better than an open-pit fire, and that claim too is not hard to credit.
—New Atlas, 31 Aug. 2025
The country is one of the world's top coal producers, primarily sourcing it from Mpumalanga, where open-pit mines and aging power stations are prevalent.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 28 Aug. 2025
The DeLamar Project in Owyhee County is an open-pit mine that Integra Resources acquired in 2017.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 19 Aug. 2025
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“Open-pit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open-pit. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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