Auger machine
This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Aschlafly (talk | contribs) at 03:34, June 24, 2007. It may differ significantly from current revision.
An Auger machine is surface mining equipment consisting of a large, horizontal drill, generally 3 feet or more in diameter and up to about 100 feet long. It can remove coal at a rate of more than 25 tons per minute.