Definition of Auger mining

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Auger mining

The term 'Auger mining' as it applies to the area of energy can be defined as 'recovers coal through the use of a large-diameter drill driven into a coalbed in the side of a surface mine pit. It usually follows contour surface mining, particularly when the overburden is too costly to excavate'.

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