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Spoil banks

Scope note

Areas created by the deposited spoil or overburdened material prior to backfilling; also, that part of a mine where the coal and other minerals that are not marketable are left. HUNTED

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000821

Broader Terms used

dumps (refuse areas)

Equivalent Terms used

spoil bank

Created

13yrs ago

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