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Get Price2021 7 15 This method of mining is carried out where useful minerals or rocks are found near the surface When the surface material covering the valuable material is relatively thin this kind of mining is more suitable Open cast mines are dug on benches which are usually four to sixty meter intervals and the machinery used depends on the size of the area
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Get Price2021 10 26 Strip mining also known as open cast mountaintop or surface mining involves scraping away earth and rocks to get to coal buried near the surface In many cases mountains are literally blasted apart to reach thin coal seams within leaving permanent scars on the landscape as a result
Get Price2018 11 28 Surface Mining For extracting coal which lies close the surface huge drag line shovel machines remove the topmost layers of soil and rock exposing the coal which is then removed by smaller machines Surface mining may involve removing sections of hills or top layers of a flat surface area The layers of rock and dirt covering the coal are
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Get Price2016 2 19 k office of the mine means any office at the surface of the mine concerned kk Open cast working means a quarry that is to say an excavation where any operation for the purpose of searching for or obtaining minerals has been or is being carried on not being a shaft or an excavation which extends below superjacent ground
Get Price2021 10 27 What is open pit mining Open pit mines are those mining operations that take place on the surface unlike the underground mines This is possible when the reservoir sprouts on the surface or at a very small depth It began to be realized in the middle of the XVI century and it is used all over the world
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Get PriceDetailed Description Open pit mining is a surface mining operation in which blocks of earth are dug from the surface to extract the ore contained in them During the mining process the surface of the land is excavated forming a deeper and deeper pit until the mining operation terminates The final shape of this open pit is determined before
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Get PriceThe open pit or open cast mining method is the obvious choice for a property with a wide area of mineralization exposed or existing close to the surface and continuing to greater depths The open pit exposes the orebody from the surface by separate removal of ore and associated waste rocks
Get Price2007 3 19 The three surface mining techniques most widely used in the West are area strip open pit and terrace pit Area Strip Area strip is the principal surface mining technique used in the United States The tech nique was perfected in the coalfields of Illinois Indiana Kentucky and Ohio The capacity of a dragline the machine used to remove the
Get Price2021 10 27 Open pit miningalso called open cut mining or open cast miningis a surface mining technique used to extract rocks and minerals It requires large scale equipment including shovels and drills Motor graders also play a role maintaining
Get PriceOpen pit mining is a method in which an ore is removed by digging a pit in the ground and is used to remove copper gold iron as well as non metallic minerals It is normally used when the rock layer above the ore is too weak to allow underground tunnels
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