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Location Map
Digging An open-cast coal mine of the Singareni coal fields
of southern India is captured by the Cartosat-2S
satellite. The light brownish overburden rocks are
Deep removed to expose the linear dark-coloured coal
seams. As commonly seen in open cast mining,
the pit is usually filled with water (seen as a clear
blue patch at the centre) which is drained from
time to time.
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