face (mining)
{{short description|Mining term for the surface where the mining work is advancing}}
{{redirect|Coal face|the 1935 GPO film|Coal Face}}
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."SME Mining Engineering Handbook", 1992, {{ISBN|0-87335-100-2}}, vol. 2, [https://books.google.com/books?id=DsSmPKEOWDcC&pg=PA1555&dq=%22mine+face%22 p. 1555]