Talk:Surface mining

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Strip mining obviously needs to be merged in here. I don't know anything about it, otherwise I'd do the merge myself... James 06:51, August 9, 2005 (UTC)

Merge is done. And I expanded the other sections (mainly by copying the first paragraphs from their own articles). Couldn't be bothered worth merging all the different articles into one, as IMO it'd be too big. Someone else may feel differently, though ... it could be a FAC candidate then with some judicious rewriting, removal of those pesky red links and a section on the history of surface mining ... Proto t c 09:19, 9 August 2005 (UTC)

I think Strip Mining needs to be unmerged. All the other surface mining variants listed here have their own articles. Stebbins 02:11, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] merge into coal mining?

I think that this article should be merged into Coal mining along with History of coal mining. It just doesn't make sense to have so many articles when one large one would be one stop shopping. MPS 15:40, 28 November 2005 (UTC)

I think it's better kept apart (although coal mining should be merged with history of coal mining) - they are not the same thing, at all. Proto t c 15:28, 30 November 2005 (UTC)

This should NOT be merged into Coal mining because many types of material other than coal are extracted by surface mining techniques.

I think that they should have an article on strip mining!!! (user:hieu2001

[edit] Don't merge

Strip mining and surface mining are two different forms of mining. Strip mining has a much harsher impact on the environment and is a lot more controversial and 'hardcore' so it shouldn't be put in the same category to mislead people to believe that its not so harmful. This article also doesn't cover the environmental impacts of either as much as it should. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.93.15.2 (talk) 05:43, 30 March 2007 (UTC).