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The 23 pages that link to Open-pit mining, each with the reason it gives.

• Acid mine drainageRelated: Excavation exposes sulfide-bearing rock to air and water.

• Coal miningCompared with: It contrasts with underground extraction, though coal surface mines often use other designs.

• MiningBroader topic: It extracts deposits near the surface by progressively enlarging an open excavation.

• JamaicaRelated: Much Jamaican bauxite is mined from shallow deposits using surface methods.

• Copper miningRelated: Large, shallow copper deposits are commonly extracted through expanding open pits.

• Ore depositRelated: Large, near-surface deposits may be mined by progressively deepening an open pit.

• Underground miningCompared with: Its broad, descending pit contrasts with the narrow access network of underground mines.

• Gold miningBroader topic: Large, shallow gold deposits are often mined by removing overlying rock in benches.

• Phosphate miningRelated: Many major phosphate deposits lie near the surface and are mined this way.

• Uranium miningRelated: It is used where uranium deposits lie near the surface.

• Mine safetyBroader topic: Slope failures, blasting, and vehicle interactions shape its principal safety controls.

• QuarryingNarrower topic: Quarrying is a form of open-pit extraction focused chiefly on stone and similar materials.

• EarthworksRelated: Mining uses extensive excavation and haulage to remove ore and overburden.

• ChuquicamataNarrower topic: Its enormous pit was developed through this method.

• Ore gradeRelated: Ore grade helps determine which benches and blocks justify extraction.

• Bingham Canyon MineNarrower topic: Bingham Canyon’s terraced excavation is a defining example of this mining method.

• Surface miningBroader topic: It is the surface-mining method used for many deep, broad deposits.

• Mining engineeringBroader topic: It applies mine planning to deposits accessible from the surface, with slope and haulage constraints.

• Nickel mining in IndonesiaRelated: Shallow laterite deposits are commonly extracted from broad surface pits.

• Silver miningRelated: Large, near-surface silver deposits can be mined from open pits.

• KerniteRelated: Large, shallow borate deposits containing kernite can be mined by this method.

• Tin miningRelated: Near-surface tin deposits can be mined from pits rather than underground workings.

• Kryvyi RihRelated: Large open pits are a characteristic way iron ore is extracted around Kryvyi Rih.