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| English | Maltese |
| 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 | tħaffir superfiċjali fejn il-blat huwa espost billi jitneħħa l-wiċċ ta' kopertura |