Definitions
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- verb extract (ore) from a strip-mine
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Examples
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"This should put an end to much of the uncertainty regarding the issuance of surface-mine permits," said Jeff Gillenwater, a spokesman for Massey, in a prepared statement.
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Hazleton, where Jeddo Coal Co., of Wilkes-Barre, has a surface-mine operation.
Gas Drilling 2010
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Massey was the company involved in a deadly explosion at the Upper Big Branch mine earlier this year, and as we wrote in Sunday's Times, it is also drawing fire for its plans to surface-mine a West
NYT > Home Page BEN WERSCHKUL 2010
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The Herald-Leader recently printed a series about surface-mine redevelopment.
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