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Major coal companies in Colombia such as Alabama-based Drummond Co., Glencore International AG and BHP Billiton Ltd. use their own rail lines to deliver product from open-pit coal mines located relatively close to the coast.
Riot Police Face Striking Truckers in Colombia Dan Molinski 2011
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Major coal companies in Colombia such as Alabama-based Drummond Co., Glencore International AG and BHP Billiton Ltd. use their own rail lines to deliver coal from open-pit mines located relatively close to the coast.
Striking Colombia Truckers Stall Traffic With Roadblocks Dan Molinski 2011
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Associated Press An open-pit ironore mine proposed for this northern Wisconsin site would create 700 direct jobs, backers say, but opponents worry about pollution.
Mine Plan Prompts Backlash Amy Merrick 2011
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A voice suddenly began to speak from the rear end of the cell close to the open-pit latrine.
A Simple Case 2010
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A voice suddenly began to speak from the rear end of the cell close to the open-pit latrine.
A Simple Case 2010
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—Plans to develop an open-pit iron mine in northwestern Wisconsin are the latest flash point in a growing national debate that weighs the prospect of new jobs against concern about environmental damage.
Mine Plan Prompts Backlash Amy Merrick 2011
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Picture a two-mile-wide open-pit mine gouged into the landscape at the headwaters of the Bristol Bay watershed.
Joel Reynolds: Telling Rio Tinto To Stop the Mine in Bristol Bay Before It Starts Joel Reynolds 2011
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Picture a two-mile-wide open-pit mine gouged into the landscape at the headwaters of the Bristol Bay watershed.
Joel Reynolds: Telling Rio Tinto To Stop the Mine in Bristol Bay Before It Starts Joel Reynolds 2011
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"People care about jobs, but also we're going to eat, breathe and drink the environmental impacts of this open-pit mine," said Mike Wiggins, chairman of the Bad River Band of Chippewa, a tribe whose reservation is about 10 miles from the proposed mine site spanning Ashland and Iron counties.
Mine Plan Prompts Backlash Amy Merrick 2011
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A voice suddenly began to speak from the rear end of the cell close to the open-pit latrine.
A Simple Case 2010
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