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"Continuous miner"
Keywords:
coal
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mines
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scoop
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conveyor
,
cutters
Related Terms:
Strip mining
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Longwall mining
,
Breaker
,
Coal seam
,
Gob
,
Surface mining
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Open pit
,
Surface mine
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Drift mine
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Open-pit mining
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Strip mine
,
Stripping ratio
,
Quarry
,
Pit
,
Seam
,
Strip ratio
,
Mining
,
Opencast
,
Mine
,
Coal
,
Placer mining
,
Overburden
,
Slack
,
Collier
,
Waste
,
Colliery
,
Crusher
,
Grizzly
,
Parting
,
Dilution
,
Bituminous
,
Tailings
,
Waste rock
,
Rank
,
Skip
,
Sub-bituminous coal
,
Flint
,
Orebody
,
Anthracite
,
Lignite
,
Glory hole
,
Drift
,
Claymore mine
,
Cut and fill
,
Stone
,
Stalactite
,
Deposit
,
Highwall
,
Bituminous coal
A continuous miner is a machine with large, rotating cutters that break into the coal and with arms that scoop the coal onto a built-in conveyor.
teachcoal.org
A piece of mining equipment which produces a continuous flow of ore from the working face.
miningbasics.com
An electric machine used in underground mines that cuts and loads coal at the same time.
illawarracoal.bhpbilliton.com
A large, heavy mining machine that can cut and load the coal.
archive.xstrata.com
A machine that constantly extracts coal while it loads it. This is to be distinguished from a conventional, or cyclic, unit which must stop the extraction process in order for loading to commence.
digistar.mb.ca
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