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open-pit mining

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oh-puh n pit mahy-ning]
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oh-puh n pit mahy-ning]

Definition of open-pit mining words

  • noun open-pit mining 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 0
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open-pit mining popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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