Surface mining

Japanese: surface mining(英語表記)surfacemining
Surface mining

…a colloquial term for surface mining, or open-pit mining, as opposed to underground mining. In English, it is called open-pit mining, open-cast mining, surface mining, etc. A method of extracting ore from exposed deposits at or near the surface. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "surface mining" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…露天採掘あるいは露天採掘法の慣用語で,坑内掘りに対する語。英語では,open‐pit mining,open‐cast mining,surface miningなどという。鉱床が地表に露出し,あるいは地表近くにある場合に行われる鉱石の採掘方法。…

※「surface mining」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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