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box-cut method
A method of opencast mining of coal where the dip of the seam is relatively steep. A boxlike excavation is made to the dip, or at an angle to it, and the coal seam is worked to the right and left.
- Μέρος του λόγου: noun
- Κλάδος/Τομέας: Mining
- Category: General mining; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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