open pit — open pits N COUNT An open pit is a mine where the coal, metal, or minerals are near the surface and underground passages are not needed. [AM] Syn: strip mine (in BRIT, use opencast mine) … English dictionary
open-pit — adj. Open pit is used with these nouns: ↑mine … Collocations dictionary
open pit, open pits — ● open pit, open pits nom masculin (anglais open, ouvert, et pit, puits de mine) Exploitation d une mine à ciel ouvert … Encyclopédie Universelle
open-pit mining — [ō′pən pit΄] n. a method of mining, usually for metallic ores, in which the waste and ore are completely removed from the sides and bottom of a pit which gradually becomes an enormous canyonlike hole: see also STRIP MINING * * * surface… … Universalium
open-pit mining — [ō′pən pit΄] n. a method of mining, usually for metallic ores, in which the waste and ore are completely removed from the sides and bottom of a pit which gradually becomes an enormous canyonlike hole: see also STRIP MINING … English World dictionary
Open-pit mining — El Chino, located near Silver City, New Mexico, is an open pit copper mine … Wikipedia
Open-pit coal mining in the United Kingdom — The United Kingdom produces about ten million tons of coal a year [1] from open pit mines. The majority comes from Scotland [2], with the largest operator there being the Scottish Coal subsidiary of Scottish Resources Group [3]; they are rather… … Wikipedia
open pit mine — noun a mining operation in which blocks of ore carrying earth are dug from the surface, creating a large quarry like pit. –open pit mining, noun …
open-pit — /oh peuhn pit /, adj. 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. [1910 15] * * * … Universalium
open-pit — adjective North American term for opencast … English new terms dictionary
