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• strip mine — n AmE a very large hole that is made in the ground to remove metal, coal etc from the earth British Equivalent: opencast >strip mine v [I and T] >strip mining n [U] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• strip mine — strip mines N COUNT A strip mine is a mine in which the coal, metal, or mineral is near the surface, and so underground passages are not needed. [AM] (in BRIT, use opencast mine) …   English dictionary

• strip mine — strip ,mine noun count AMERICAN a large open hole in the surface of the earth dug to mine coal, iron, etc …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• strip mine — I noun an open mine (usually for coal) where the seams run close to the surface • Hypernyms: ↑mine II verb extract (ore) from a strip mine • Syn: ↑surface mine, ↑surface mine …   Useful english dictionary

• strip mine — noun Date: 1926 a mine that is worked from the earth s surface by the stripping of overburden; especially a coal mine situated along the outcrop of a flat dipping bed • strip mine verb • strip miner noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• strip-mine — verb To mine by creating a strip mine, usually for coal or tar sands. The decision to strip mine was opposed by environmentalists …   Wiktionary

• strip mine — chiefly N. Amer. noun an opencast mine. verb (strip mine) obtain (ore or coal) by opencast mining …   English new terms dictionary

• Strip mine —   An open cut in which the over burden is removed from a coal bed prior to the removal of coal.   U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary …   Energy terms

• Coal — Sedimentary Rock Anthracite coal Composition Primary carbon Secondary hydrogen, sulfur …   Wikipedia

• coal mining — Coal was very important in the economic development of Britain. It was used as fuel in the factories built during the Industrial Revolution and continued to be important until the 1980s. The main coalfields are in north east England, the north… …   Universalium

• Coal mining in Kentucky — Coal was discovered in Kentucky in 1750. Since the first commercial coal mine opened in 1820 coal has gained both economic importance and controversy regarding its environmental consequences. As of 2010 there are 442 operating coal mines in the… …   Wikipedia