Open Cut mining is growing tremendously in Australia. SA's new coal industry is based on open cut methods. Mine (above) at Muswellbrook, NSW, is useful producer.Open-cut mining being carried out on a N.S.W. field is shown above. Overlying layers of earth are removed to expose near-surface coal seams, removing the necessity for tunneling underground. June 1, 1947.
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