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| o·pen cut (plural o·pen cuts) |
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1. civil engineering excavation on surface: an excavation, usually a long deep trench, made on the surface for the purposes of mining or tunneling.
See also strip mine
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2. mineral extract mining by surface excavation: mining in which excavation work takes place on the surface and minerals are extracted by removing the top cover in strips
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