Examples of Surface mining in a sentence
Surface mining and mineral processing present two threats to surface waters.
Surface mining ceased in 1992 and the mined areas underwent extensive reclamation activities (i.e., backfilling of pits, re-contouring of overburden piles, re-vegetation, etc.).
Surface mining operators shall forward an annual surface mining report to the State Department of Conservation and to the Department on a date established by the State Department of Conservation, upon forms furnished by the State Mining and Geology Board.
Surface mining contractor employee counts by group and residency: 2008–2014 32Figure 5-23.
Surface mining operations include, but are not limited to, inplace distillation or retorting or leaching, the production and disposal of mining waste, prospecting and exploratory activities, borrow pitting, streambed skimming, and segregation and stockpiling of mined materials (and recovery of same).