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Surface mining

Surface mining, including strip mining, open-pit mining and mountaintop removal mining, is a broad category of mining in which soil and rock overlying the mineral deposit (the overburden) are removed, in contrast to underground mining, in which the overlying rock is left in place, and the mineral is removed through shafts or tunnels.

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Surface mining

Nodes57
Edges56
Triples67
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.035088
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Surface mining

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related to Highwall mining · 19
Surface mining → As, CERB, CID, Design Methodology, Highwall, Highwall Mining, In, No, One, Powerhead, PTM, Recovery, Safety, Suitability, The, Then, Using, Very, Yi Luo
related to Regulation · 16
Surface mining → Act, CERCLA, Compensation, Comprehensive Environmental Response, Federal, In, Liability Act, NEPA, RCRA, Reclamation, Reclamation Act, Recovery Act, Resource Conservation, Surface Mining Control, The National Environmental Policy, United States
has impact · 4
Surface mining → Each, However, Surface, The
related to External links · 2
Surface mining → International Coal Group, Why Surface Mine
related to Types · 1
Surface mining → There

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