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This type of subsurface mining occurs when a machine (called a shearer) moves back and forth across the face of the ore mine tunnel:
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Longwall mining

Solution mining

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Short wall mining

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Longwall mining

A shearer is the machine that moves back and forth along the coal (ore) face in longwall mining to shear material from the face.