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

Examples of open-pit in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The industry publication Data Center Dynamics also pointed to a recent proposal by a Russian regional governor to build data centers within open-pit coal mines while planting green public parks above as camouflage. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 3 Nov. 2026

That year in Canada, Shell opened a $1 billion carbon capture and storage facility — also largely paid for by the country’s taxpayers — connected to open-pit oil sands mines. — Katie Worth, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026

More than 37,000 diamonds have been discovered since the former open-pit diamond mine became part of a state park in 1972. — Laura Turbay, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

Residents of Wrightwood are battling a proposal for a massive open-pit quarry. — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026