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TeachMeFinance.com - explain Surface mine Surface mine The term 'Surface mine' as it applies to the area of energy can be defined as ' A coal-producing mine that is usually within a few hundred feet of the surface. Earth above or around the coal (overburden) is removed to expose the coalbed, which is then mined with surface excavation equipment, such as draglines, powers hovels, bulldozers, loaders, and augers. It may also be known as an area, contour, open-pit, strip, or auger mine'. Previous 5 Terms: Surface drilling expenses (uranium) Surface Energy Budget surface gravity wave (progressive) Surface impoundment Surface markers Next 5 Terms: Surface pump Surface rights Surface Runoff Surface runoff Surface soil About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.