Open mining definition
Open mining means the mining of materials by removing the overburden lying above such deposits and mining directly from the deposits thereby exposed. "Open mining" also means mining directly from such deposits where there is no overburden. The term includes but is not limited to such practices as open cut mining, open pit mining, strip mining, quarrying, and dredging.
Open mining means the mining of minerals by removing the overburden lying above such deposits and mining directly from the deposits thereby exposed. The term includes
Open mining means the mining of materials by removing the overburden lying above such deposits and mining directly from the deposits thereby exposed. "Open mining" also means mining directly from such deposits where there is no overburden. The term includes but is
More Definitions of Open mining
Open mining means the mining of minerals by removing the overburden lying above such deposits and mining directly from the deposits thereby exposed. The term includes mining directly from such deposits where there is no overburden, mining by auger method, and the production of surface mining refuse . The term also includes, but is not limited to, the following: open cut mining; open pit mining; strip mining; quarrying; placer operations; and the excavation and removal of sand, gravel, clay, rock, or other minerals for the primary purpose of construction or maintenance of roads. Prospecting and exploration activities shall be included within the meaning of this term when the removal of geologic sample materials exceeds a cumulative total in excess of one ton. Open mining shall not include: excavation or grading conducted for farming; on-site road construction; or other on-site construction, but shall include adjacent or off-site borrow pits.