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Strip mining

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-027003

  1. Cutting deep trenches to remove minerals such as coal and phosphate found near the earth's surface in flat or rolling terrain. See surface mining.

  2. A process that uses machines to scrape soil or rock away from mineral deposits just under the earth's surface.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-027003
FieldEnvironment
SubjectClimate change; General environmental
ReferencesGreenhouse Gas Emissions; Terms of Environment
See alsoMining (Coal)
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-027003",
  "term": "Strip mining",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definitions": [
    "Cutting deep trenches to remove minerals such as coal and phosphate found near the earth's surface in flat or rolling terrain. See surface mining.",
    "A process that uses machines to scrape soil or rock away from mineral deposits just under the earth's surface."
  ],
  "subject": [
    "Climate change",
    "General environmental"
  ],
  "see_also": [
    "Mining (Coal)"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Greenhouse Gas Emissions",
    "Terms of Environment"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/strip-mining/"
}

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