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Auger mine

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-002416

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-ENV-002416
FieldEnvironment
SubjectBuilt environments
ReferencesDOE Energy Information Administration Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-002416",
  "term": "Auger mine",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Auger Mine",
  "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": "Built environments",
  "references": [
    "DOE Energy Information Administration Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/auger-mine/"
}

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