Surface Mining, also known as opencast or open-pit mining, refers to a mining technique where mineral resources lying near the ground surface are extracted by removing overlaying soil and rock. This method of mining is often utilized when deposits of commercially valuable minerals or rock are found close to the earth's surface.
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