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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.

• 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.

• 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.

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

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

• 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.