strip miningnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈstrɪp ˌmaɪ.nɪŋ/us/ˈstrɪp ˌmaɪ.nɪŋ/USa method of obtaining substances such as coal from the ground that involves removing the top layer of soil instead of digging deep holes underground
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Engineering - mining & quarrying
- borehole
- coal
- coal mine
- digger
- excavate
- extract
- fracking
- gold mine
- gravel pit
- gusher
- hydraulic fracturing
- miner
- mineral
- mining
- oil rig
- opencast
- pit
- quarry
- slag heap
- workings
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