openpit
pənˌpɪt adjective Mining.
noting or pertaining to a type of surface mining in which massive, usually metallic mineral deposits are removed by cutting benches in the walls of a broad, deep funnel-shaped excavation.
Origin:
1910–15
1910–15
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Openpit
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