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| Subject | English | Italian |
| met. | strip mining | coltivazione con scavatrici |
| mining., industr. | strip mining | coltivazione a cielo aperto |
| environ. | strip mining Superficial mining, in which the valuable rock is exposed by removal of overburden. Coal, numerous nonmetals and metalliferous ores (iron and copper) are worked in this way. Sinonym: strip mining, opencast mining, openpit mining | attività mineraria a cielo aperto previo sbancamento |
| coal. | strip mining development | apertura a cielo aperto |