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Strip Mine

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-027002

A surface mine where the surface overburden is removed to expose the mineral, generally a coal seam.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-027002
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesEPA EV-Built Environments-Human Modified Land
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-027002",
  "term": "Strip Mine",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A surface mine where the surface overburden is removed to expose the mineral, generally a coal seam.",
  "references": [
    "EPA EV-Built Environments-Human Modified Land"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/strip-mine/"
}

Record 27,002 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.