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Among these, strip mining is applied where both the surface of the ground and the ore body are relatively horizontal with a minimal depth under the surface. <div class=lit_links><a href=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Surface+Mining+Market+Will+Reflect+Significant+Growth+Prospects+during...-a0556500022> Surface Mining Market Will Reflect Significant Growth Prospects during 2014-2020 </a></div></div><div class=lit>The plan of House Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to file a bill officially banning the <span class=highlight> open-pit mining </span> method in extractive industries could be contradictory to existing mining laws. <div class=lit_links><a href=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/House%27s+proposal+to+ban+open-pit+mines+contradicts+mining+laws-a0555771536> House's proposal to ban open-pit mines contradicts mining laws </a></div></div><div class=lit>Environment Secretary Regina Lopez continues her crackdown on mining in Philippines, having previously ordered the closure of more than half the country's <span class=highlight> open-pit mining </span> projects.Philippines' Environment Secretary Regina Lopez has announced a ban on new <span class=highlight> open-pit mining </span> ventures. <div class=lit_links><a href=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Philippines+announces+ban+on+new+open-pit+mines-a0495087893> Philippines announces ban on new open-pit mines </a></div></div><div class=lit><span class=highlight> Open-pit mining </span> has increased around the world, having detrimental impacts on surrounding environments as vegetation is stripped and topsoil is removed. <div class=lit_links><a href=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Mining+mammals-a0490551847> Mining mammals </a></div></div><div class=lit>(noting individual laws in Latin America); Zambo Norte Ordinance vs <span class=highlight> Open-Pit Mining </span> Lauded, The Env't Report (Jan. <div class=lit_links><a 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