Open pit means a method of surface mining where coal is exposed by removing the overlying rock. This is also known as open-cut or opencast mining.

Open pit means a mine working or excavation open to the surface.

Open pit means a surface working pit open to daylight, such as a quarry.

Examples of Open pit in a sentence

Open pit mining commenced at Tau in 2004 and full gold production was achieved in January 2005.

More Definitions of Open pit

Open pit means the area within which ore and waste rock are exposed and removed by surface

Open pit means mining in which the ore is extracted from a pit. The geometry of the pit may vary with the characteristics of the ore body;

Open pit means a surface mine for excavating rock as a source of metal or metalloid. (« minière »)

Open pit means any mine operated on the surface of the earth, including quarries, but excluding sand and gravel operations.

Open pit means a mine worked at the surface.

Open pit means the surface workings open to daylight that will be excavated to extract waste rock and ore, as each is described in an approved plan listed in Schedule C related to mine development and operations;

Open pit. Surface mining" shall mean the mining or <