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Strip mining is the process of mining a seam of mineral by removing a long strip of overlying soil and rock. Open pit mining practice in canada paperback january 1, 1964 by amil dubnie author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Volume 1 deals with the fundamental concepts involved in the planning and design of open pit mines. Large stripping machines with excavating wheels used in surface coal mining are employed in other types of openpit mines.