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<p><b>Open-pit mining</b>, also known as <b>open-cast</b> or <b>open-cut mining</b> and in larger contexts <b>mega-mining</b>, is a <a href="page.php?w=surface_mining">surface mining</a> technique that extracts <a href="page.php?w=rock_%28geology%29">rock</a> or <a href="page.php?w=minerals">minerals</a> from the earth.</p>

<p>Open-pit mines are used when deposits of commercially useful ore or rocks are found near the surface where the <a href="page.php?w=overburden">overburden</a> is relatively thin. In contrast, deeper mineral deposits can be</p><p>
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