Question

what is strip mining​

Answer 1

• sᴛʀɪᴘ ᴍɪɴɪɴɢ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇss ᴏғ ʀᴇᴍᴏᴠɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴛʜɪɴ sᴛʀɪᴘ ᴏғ ᴏᴠᴇʀʙᴜʀᴅᴇɴ (ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ ᴏʀ sᴏɪʟ) ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ ᴀ ᴅᴇsɪʀᴇᴅ ᴅᴇᴘᴏsɪᴛ, ᴅᴜᴍᴘɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴍᴏᴠᴇᴅ ᴏᴠᴇʀʙᴜʀᴅᴇɴ ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴘᴏsɪᴛ, ᴇxᴛʀᴀᴄᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇsɪʀᴇᴅ ᴅᴇᴘᴏsɪᴛ, ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴀ sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ, ᴘᴀʀᴀʟʟᴇʟ sᴛʀɪᴘ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ᴍᴀɴɴᴇʀ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇᴘᴏsɪᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀsᴛᴇ ᴍᴀᴛᴇʀɪᴀʟs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴀᴛ sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ (ɴᴇᴡ) sᴛʀɪᴘ ᴏɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ......♡

Answer 2

ANSWER :

"Strip Mining" is the practice of mining a seem of mineral , by first removing a long strip of overlying soil and rock this activity is also reffered to as ( overburden removal ). Strip mining is only practical when the ore body to be excavated is relatively near the surface.

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