Strip Mine

Strip Mine / noun :

First Page Mentioned (By Name) : ch. “The Ex-Vacation?” – pg. 55

A strip mine is a mining operation where the miners use extremely destructive means (such as explosives and high powered water pumps) to erode and destroy the land, so they can faster reach the objective of the mine (gold, crystals, etc...). What is typically left of a mountainside that has been strip mined is a crater, with a great deal of environmental destruction surrounding it. Such mining practices are banned on Geb, except in extreme circumstances.

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