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strip-mine

  (strĭp'mīn')

v., strip-mined, strip-min·ing, strip-mines.

v.tr.
  1. To mine (ore) from a strip mine.
  2. To subject to strip mining: strip-mined the land.
v.intr.

To engage in strip mining.

stripminer strip miner n.
 
 
Modern Science: strip-mine
strip mining

Removing a mineral deposit from the earth after first removing the layer of earth above it.

• Strip mining, the cheapest method of mining, is also the most controversial, because it jeopardizes the environment, and because strip-mined land is either expensive or impossible to reclaim.

 
Geography Dictionary: strip mining

The removal of the overburden to expose and extract mineral deposits by the use of excavators and drag lines. Permission for strip mining is often granted only if the company replaces the overburden when mining is complete.

 
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia: strip mining

Technique for the surface mining of coal by removing the soil and rock overburden above a seam and extracting the exposed mineral. The method is used to best advantage where the coal seam is thin and not deeply buried. (Thicker and deeper seams would be extracted by open-pit or underground mining.) Strip mining is most economical where flat terrain and horizontal seams permit a large area to be stripped. Where deposits occur in rolling or mountainous terrain, a contour method is used that creates a shelf with a slope on one side and an almost vertical wall on the other. A variety of equipment is used, including dozers, scrapers, hydraulic shovels, draglines, and bucket-wheel excavators. Concern over the environmental effects of strip mining have resulted in numerous requirements for the reclamation of excavated land.

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Science Dictionary: strip mining

Removing a mineral deposit from the Earth after first removing the layer of earth above it.

  • Strip mining, the cheapest method of mining, is also the most controversial, because it jeopardizes the environment, and because strip-mined land is either expensive or impossible to reclaim.

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