opencast mine in a sentence

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1. The settlement site was destroyed when around eight million tonnes of coal were extracted by opencast mining between 1982 and 1996.
2. Operated by DBS coal is also supplied from the Tower Opencast mine based at the site of the original Tower Colliery.
3. Long drainage adits were dug into one of the hills at Dolaucothi, after opencast mining methods were no longer effective.
4. Such methods could be very effective in opencast mining, but fire-setting was very dangerous when used in underground workings.
5. The opencast mine that opened in the village in the late 1980s became the biggest mine in Europe by the early 1990s.
6. In response to ecosystem disturbances, some opencast mining sites have utilized earthworms to prepare soil for the return of native flora.
7. In 1972, a section of the line from to Waenavon was relaid by the National Coal Board for opencast mine workings.
8. Copper, iron ore and tin were mined and crafted in early times, brickworks and opencast mining provided employment in later years.
9. The average life of an opencast mine was around 18 months, after which time the land was restored to its former use.
10. Close to its source at Heald Foot, the water is polluted by the remains of past opencast mining activities and a landfill site.