opencast


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
opencast/ˈəʊpənkɑːst/
adjective Brit. denoting a method of mining in which coal or ore is extracted at or from a level near the earth's surface, rather than from shafts.
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