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strip mining
noun
- mining in an open pit after removal of the overburden.
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Notes
Strip mining, the cheapest method of mining, is also the most controversial, because it jeopardizes the environment, and because strip-mined land is either expensive or impossible to reclaim.
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Example Sentences
Even most oil companies acknowledge the disruption caused by strip mining; that is one reason why they have developed In Situ.
From The Daily Beast
I vetoed the strip mining legislation passed by the last Congress.
From Project Gutenberg
Strip mining has steadily grown in importance and accounted for 73 percent of the output in 1970.
From Project Gutenberg
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