Meanings
nounopen-pit mine (plural open-pit mines)
plural open-pit mines
- A type of mine where rock or minerals are extracted from the earth by their removal from an open pit or borrow.
Synonyms: opencast mine, open-cut mine
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA type of mine where rock or minerals are extracted from the earth by their removal from an open pit or borrow.
Similar
opencast mineopen-cut mine
Also see
Translations
Finnish avolouhos
- avolouhosmine with an open pit or burrow
German Tagebau
- Tagebaumine with an open pit or burrow
Korean 노천광
- 노천광 (nocheon'gwang)mine with an open pit or burrow
Spanish mina a tajo abierto
- mina a tajo abiertomine with an open pit or burrow
Swedish dagbrott
- dagbrottmine with an open pit or burrow
Welsh mwynglawdd agored, mwynglawdd brig
- mwynglawdd agoredmine with an open pit or burrow
- mwynglawdd brigmine with an open pit or burrow
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“open-pit mine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/open-pit%20mine. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “open-pit mine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/open-pit%20mine.
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