(mining engineering) A coal mining method that employs instruments to bore horizontally into coal seams.
auger mining
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 | Coal mining (mining engineering) |
| Bituminous coal and lignite surface mining (SIC 1221) (industry) |
| Anthracite mining (SIC 1231) (industry) |
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- Coal mining (mining engineering)
- Bituminous coal and lignite surface mining (SIC 1221) (industry)
- Anthracite mining (SIC 1231) (industry)
- Coal mining services (SIC 1241) (industry)
