Face (mining)

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "redirect hatnote". In mining, the face is the surface where the mining work is advancing. In surface hi mining it is commonly called pit face, in underground mining a common term is mine face.

Accordingly, face equipment is the mining equipment used immediately at the mine face used for removal and near-face transportation of the material: cutting machines, loaders, etc.[1]

References

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  1. "SME Mining Engineering Handbook", 1992, Template:ISBN, vol. 2, p. 1555

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