We also went through Collie which has a massive opencut mine on the main road into town which was cool to see.    From Wordnik.com.  [TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com] Reference

Klinck said while underground mining was more costly than opencut, the higher grade ore containing more gold was usually deeper.    From Wordnik.com.  [Stuff.co.nz - Stuff] Reference

The proposed laws aimed to curb contention between communities and the opencut industry, as exemplified by the proposed Knife River pit in Lolo.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

It is located about 500 feet from the Wild and Scenic River corridor of the Middle Fork Flathead River, and about 350 yards from the park boundary. www. deq.mt.gov / ea / opencut. asp, and the agency is accepting written comments until 5 p.m. on May 1.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Of little dispute is an HB678 provision to boost staffing in DEQ's opencut-mining office, which state officials said got swamped while understaffed as a Montana construction boom heightened demand for gravel used in road building, sidewalks and many other projects.    From Wordnik.com.  [billingsgazette.com] Reference

For more information about the open-cut permit application go online to http://www. deq.mt.gov/opencut/Permits/scirau. pdf.    From Wordnik.com.  [greatfallstribune.com - Local News] Reference