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Auger mine

Term · Energy · MLC-T-ENE-000096

A surface mine in which the coal bed is removed by means of a large diameter drill. Usually operated only when the overburden becomes too thick for economical strip mining.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENE-000096
FieldEnergy
SubjectCoal
ReferencesEIA Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENE-000096",
  "term": "Auger mine",
  "field": "Energy",
  "definition": "A surface mine in which the coal bed is removed by means of a large diameter drill. Usually operated only when the overburden becomes too thick for economical strip mining.",
  "subject": "Coal",
  "references": [
    "EIA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/energy/auger-mine/"
}

Record 96 of 2,500 in Energy terminology (MLC-0117). Request the full dataset.