overburden material removed from above the coal seam during surface mining.

Overburden material disturbed or removed from its natural state, or non-ore material removed in gaining access to the ore or mineral material during the mining process. Spoil is specific to coal mining and overburden to more specific to hard rock mining.

make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"

destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"

Soil or rock removed from an excavation; to be wasted or used elsewhere as fill.

Rubbish which is removed from the mine.

Material, usually dirt, that has been removed from the excavation or trench.

Area of waste rock.

(3) overburden or waste excavated and redeposited in surface mining.

Dirt or rock removed from its original location--destroying the composition of the soil in the process--as in strip-mining, dredging, or construction.

the material removed from channels and canals by dredging

The rock overburden, not including the soil layers, that has been removed in surface mining to gain access to the coal seam.

The overburden below the topsoil and subsoil that has been removed in surface mining to gain access to the mineral substance in surface mining.

the soil, rocks, or other materials removed from a trench.

Excavated material such as soil from the trench of a water main.

earth removed from an excavation, termed in French the déblai.  The spoil provided the bulk of the remblai, that is, the material used to construct a rampart or parapet.

The dirt, rocks, and other materials removed from an excavation and either temporarily or permanently put aside.

The materials are removed from excavation of a trench.

In Archaeology, spoil is the term used for the soil, dirt and rubble that results from an excavation, and discarded off site on spoil heaps. These heaps are commonly accessed by barrow runs.

That which is taken from another by violence; especially, the plunder taken from an enemy; pillage; booty.

Public offices and their emoluments regarded as the peculiar property of a successful party or faction, to be bestowed for its own advantage; -- commonly in the plural; as, to the victor belong the spoils.

The act or practice of plundering; robbery; waste.

(usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war); "to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy"

make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty"