露天矿 (lòu) — open-pit mine, opencast mine, strip mine
Definition
A type of surface mine where minerals are dug from an open pit rather than underground tunnels. As the term itself shows (露天 'open-air'), the pit is exposed to the surface.
noun
open-pit mineopencast minestrip mine
Measure word · 座
Examples
- 露天矿。Zhè ge lòu měi nián shēng chǎn dà liàng méi tàn.This open-pit mine produces a large amount of coal every year.
- 露天矿。Zhèng fǔ zhèng zài píng gū lòu duì huán jìng de yǐng xiǎng.The government is assessing the open-pit mine's impact on the environment.
- 露天矿。Gōng rén xū yào bǎ biǎo tǔ yí zǒu cái néng kāi cǎi lòu.Workers need to remove the topsoil before they can exploit the strip mine.
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