Opencast - English meaning

adjective

Denoting a method of mining in which coal or ore is extracted at or from a level near the earth's surface, rather than from shafts.

Usage examples:

Opencast mining

noun

The activity of opencast mining.

Usage examples:

Communities facing the destruction of their countryside by opencast

adjective

Used to describe a place where minerals, especially coal, are taken from the surface of the ground rather than from passages dug under it, or relating to this way of getting minerals

Usage examples:

Opencast mine/mining