Definicija: a broad category of mining in which soil and rock overlying the mineral deposit (the overburden) are removed

Definicija: 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.

Definicija: a method of extracting rock or minerals from the earth through their removal from an open pit or borrow

Definicija: rudnik s površinskim izkoriščanjem mineralne surovine