surface mining operation
C22136
concept
A surface mining operation is an industrial activity that extracts minerals or other geological materials from the Earth by removing soil and rock layers above the deposit, typically using large-scale earthmoving and processing equipment.
Observed surface forms (6)
- open-cut mine ×7
- surface mine ×5
- flooded open-cast mine ×2
- open pit mine ×2
- open-pit iron mine ×1
- surface coal mine ×1
Instances (17)
- Round Mountain Gold Mine
- Hull–Rust–Mahoning Open Pit Iron Mine via concept surface "open-pit iron mine"
- Super Pit gold mine via concept surface "open-cut mine"
- Mount Whaleback mine via concept surface "open-cut mine"
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Mount Morgan
via concept surface "open-cut mine"
surface form: Mount Morgan Mine
- Gove bauxite mine via concept surface "open-cut mine"
- Goitzsche lake via concept surface "flooded open-cast mine"
- East Weipa Mine via concept surface "open-cut mine"
- Andoom Mine via concept surface "open-cut mine"
- Amrun Mine via concept surface "open-cut mine"
- Hambach open-pit mine via concept surface "surface mine"
- Usibelli Coal Mine via concept surface "surface coal mine"
- Salvador mine via concept surface "open pit mine"
- Andina mine via concept surface "open pit mine"
- Zwenkau open-cast mine (former) via concept surface "surface mine"
- Zwenkauer See via concept surface "flooded open-cast mine"
- KeeTac Mine via concept surface "surface mine"