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Definition of Opencast
1. Adjective. (of mines and mining) worked from the exposed surface. "An opencut iron mine"
Definition of Opencast
1. Adjective. (chiefly British) Of or pertaining to strip mining, in which material is removed from a surface that has been exposed ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Opencast
1. worked from a surface open to the air [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Opencast
Literary usage of Opencast
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Coal in the Energy Supply of India by IEA Coal Industry Advisory Board (2002)
"All of the company's opencast production is mechanised, but no equipment or
opencast mining logistics information appears to be published. ..."
2. Bulletin by Institution of Mining and Metallurgy (1904)
"The Geology and opencast Mining of the Jurassic Ironstones of Great Britain.
By W. DAVID EVANS, Associate. Notes on the Estimation of Tonnage and Grade of ..."
3. World Energy Investment Outlook: 2003 Insights by International Energy Agency (2003)
"There are two broad categories of coal mine — underground and opencast. Globally,
around two-thirds of hard coal is extracted from underground mines, ..."
4. Coal Information 2003by IEA Staff by IEA Staff (2003)
"Source: Rheinbraun Almost all lignite is mined by opencast operations, and almost
all is ... Some 22.4 Mt was produced in 2002 from five opencast mines. ..."
5. The Mines Handbook: An Enlargement of the Copper Hand Book; a Manual of the by Walter Harvey Weed (1920)
"The work ol for opencast extraction was begun 1907. ; burden, consisting principally
of porphyry ; shovels and carried through tunnels on tl being done on ..."
6. The Mineral Industry by Richard Pennefather Rothwell (1912)
"The alluvial deposits are worked by opencast mining, by underground ... Thr most
suitable lands for opencast mining are broad flats in which the hcd^ of ..."
7. The Mining Engineer (1900)
"The cost of the iron-ore at the mine, got by opencast working, would not exceed 2s.
per metric ton, and it is calculated that the ore could be delivered at ..."
8. Energy Policies of IEA Countries: United Kingdom 2002 Review by International Energy Agency (2002)
"Coal production was 16% lower in 2000 than in 1999 with deep-mined production
falling by 17.5%, while opencast production fell by 12%. ..."
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