The Collaborative International Dictionary
opencut
opencut \opencut\ adj. worked from the exposed surface; -- of mines and mining; as, opencut mining.
Syn: opencast, strip(prenominal), open-pit.
WordNet
opencut
adj. (of mines and mining) worked from the exposed surface; "opencast mining"; "an opencut iron mine" [syn: opencast]
Usage examples of "opencut".
Opencut mining should be possible and, from the way this engineer talks, the uranium ore soi,inds like it is rich enough to run a reactor without any refining.