Surface mining

Sulfur miner with sulfur obtained from Ijen Volcano, Indonesia (2015)

Strip mining at Garzweiler, Germany. The lignite being extracted is at left, the removed overburden being placed at right. Note that it is a largely flat mine for a horizontal mineral.

The El Chino mine located near Silver City, New Mexico is an open-pit copper mine.

Surface mining, including strip mining, open-pit mining and mountaintop removal mining, is a broad category of mining in which soil and rock overlying the mineral deposit (the overburden) are removed. In contrast to underground mining, in which the overlying rock is left in place, and the mineral removed through shafts or tunnels.

单词	Surface mining
释义	Surface mining 英语百科 Surface mining Surface mining, including strip mining, open-pit mining and mountaintop removal mining, is a broad category of mining in which soil and rock overlying the mineral deposit (the overburden) are removed. In contrast to underground mining, in which the overlying rock is left in place, and the mineral removed through shafts or tunnels.
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