: a mine that is worked from the earth's surface by the stripping of overburden
especially
: a coal mine situated along the outcrop of a flat dipping bed
strip miner
noun
: a strip mine worker
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Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
Not far from Longmont’s municipal airport, Pella Crossing, a mile south of Hygiene, on the east side of North 75th Street, delivers a similar scene – industrial strip mines transformed into a peaceful haven.
—Jamie Siebrase, Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2025
This part of the country used to have a reputation for its lignite strip mines and heavy pollution.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Some counties have found success clearing land for large developments on former strip mine sites.
—Kristina P. Brant, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2025
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In Montana, Rosebud County is home to strip mines and the state’s biggest wind project.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
Not far from Longmont’s municipal airport, Pella Crossing, a mile south of Hygiene, on the east side of North 75th Street, delivers a similar scene – industrial strip mines transformed into a peaceful haven.
—Jamie Siebrase, Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2025
This part of the country used to have a reputation for its lignite strip mines and heavy pollution.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Some counties have found success clearing land for large developments on former strip mine sites.
—Kristina P. Brant, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for strip mine
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“Strip mine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strip%20mine. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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