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strip mine
noun
1.
an opencast mine.
verb
1.
obtain (ore or coal) by opencast mining:
"lignite coal is strip-mined at depths of 15 to 35 metres"
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subject (an area of land) to opencast mining:
"after being strip-mined, the land is reclaimed"
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