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What (who) is Overburden - definition

EARTH AND ROCK COVERING A MINERAL DEPOSIT

Interburden

Overburden

·noun The waste which overlies good stone in a quarry.

II. Overburden ·vt To load with too great weight or too much care, ·etc.

overburden

¦ verb burden excessively.

¦ noun

1. rock or soil overlying a mineral deposit, archaeological site, etc.

2. an excessive burden.

Derivatives

overburdensome adjective

Overburden

In mining, overburden (also called waste or spoil) is the material that lies above an area that lends itself to economical exploitation, such as the rock, soil, and ecosystem that lies above a coal seam or ore body. Overburden is distinct from tailings, the material that remains after economically valuable components have been extracted from the generally finely milled ore.

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Overburden

In mining, overburden (also called waste or spoil) is the material that lies above an area that lends itself to economical exploitation, such as the rock, soil, and ecosystem that lies above a coal seam or ore body. Overburden is distinct from tailings, the material that remains after economically valuable components have been extracted from the generally finely milled ore. Overburden is removed during surface mining, but is typically not contaminated with toxic components. Overburden may also be used to restore an exhausted mining site during reclamation.

Interburden is material that lies between two areas of economic interest, such as the material separating coal seams within strata.

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Examples of use of Overburden

1. He had argued the cost would overburden the Army‘s budget.

2. Full membership of Turkey would overstretch and overburden the EU.

3. "The core challenge is that climate change threatens to overburden states and regions which are already fragile and conflict–prone.

4. Headquarters had made too many appointments that day and they were damned if they were going to overburden themselves.

5. The Bush administration opposes the new plan, arguing that it would overburden federal courts and release potentially dangerous drug offenders.