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spoil heap

artificial mountain formed by the backfill of overburden from an open-cast mine
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spoil heap

Summary

spoil heap is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[1]

Key Facts

  • spoil heap is made of overburden[2].
  • spoil heap is a type of waste dump[3].
  • spoil heap is part of surface mining[4].
  • spoil heap is part of Q12107936[5].

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Definition and Type

spoil heap is a type of waste dump[3].

Use and Application

Part of include surface mining[4] and Q12107936[5].

Why It Matters

spoil heap is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[1]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · VileGecko · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → waste dump
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q819511]]"
  2. 15w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Library of congress authority id → sh85126841
    Yale lux id → concept/331de9e7-75ee-408a-88bd-b03a8560bcf5
    Made from material → overburden
    Google knowledge graph id → /g/1hbpwx04w
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007529443505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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