[ˈəʊp(ə)nkɑːst], (Adjective)

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- denoting a method of mining in which coal or ore is extracted at or from a level near the earth's surface, rather than from shafts
(e.g: opencast mining)


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[ˈəʊp(ə)nkɑːst], (Noun)

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- the activity of opencast mining
(e.g: communities facing the destruction of their countryside by opencast)


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