Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In engineering, dug down from the surface; not tunneled; not covered during construction, as an underground railroad.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective worked from the exposed surface; -- of mines and mining.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective (of mines and mining) worked from the exposed surface
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Examples
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Klinck said while underground mining was more costly than opencut, the higher grade ore containing more gold was usually deeper.
Stuff.co.nz - Stuff 2010
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It is located about 500 feet from the Wild and Scenic River corridor of the Middle Fork Flathead River, and about 350 yards from the park boundary. www. deq.mt.gov / ea / opencut. asp, and the agency is accepting written comments until 5 p.m. on May 1.
unknown title 2009
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The proposed laws aimed to curb contention between communities and the opencut industry, as exemplified by the proposed Knife River pit in Lolo.
unknown title 2009
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Of little dispute is an HB678 provision to boost staffing in DEQ's opencut-mining office, which state officials said got swamped while understaffed as a Montana construction boom heightened demand for gravel used in road building, sidewalks and many other projects.
billingsgazette.com 2009
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Of little dispute is an HB678 provision to boost staffing in DEQ's opencut-mining office, which state officials said got swamped while understaffed as a Montana construction boom heightened demand for gravel used in road building, sidewalks and many other projects.
billingsgazette.com 2009
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We also went through Collie which has a massive opencut mine on the main road into town which was cool to see.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2009
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