open-pit
adjective
US
: involving the removal of the surface of a large area of land to get at a mineral or other material that is near to the surface
an open-pit mine
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The iconic image, taken in 1986 at Serra Pelada, one of the world's largest open-pit gold mines that operated from 1980 to 1992, immortalizes both the desperation of men driven by poverty and the staggering environmental cost of their pursuit.
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
In the early 1900s, long before smartphones and selfie sticks, tourists flocked to Yellowstone National Park—not for the geysers or scenery, but for a grotesque show: a nightly spectacle of grizzly bears raiding cafeteria scraps from open-pit landfills like desperate, starving pirates.
—Christine Peterson, Wired News, 5 July 2025
In the early 1900s, long before smartphones and selfie sticks, tourists flocked to Yellowstone National Park — not for the geysers or scenery, but for a grotesque show: A nightly spectacle of grizzly bears raiding cafeteria scraps from open-pit landfills like desperate, starving pirates.
—Christine Peterson, Vox, 27 June 2025
According to a report by Mongabay News, open-pit coal mining across 13 sites in Central India could lead to the loss of over one million hectares of forest.
—Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
In the early 1900s, long before smartphones and selfie sticks, tourists flocked to Yellowstone National Park—not for the geysers or scenery, but for a grotesque show: a nightly spectacle of grizzly bears raiding cafeteria scraps from open-pit landfills like desperate, starving pirates.
—Christine Peterson, Wired News, 5 July 2025
In the early 1900s, long before smartphones and selfie sticks, tourists flocked to Yellowstone National Park — not for the geysers or scenery, but for a grotesque show: A nightly spectacle of grizzly bears raiding cafeteria scraps from open-pit landfills like desperate, starving pirates.
—Christine Peterson, Vox, 27 June 2025
According to a report by Mongabay News, open-pit coal mining across 13 sites in Central India could lead to the loss of over one million hectares of forest.
—Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
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“Open-pit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open-pit. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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