Coal cleaning plant as viewed from the sludge dam. The pond is filled...
Mountaintop removal and reclamation introduces several new landforms to the coal fields. One of the introduced landforms is the "wet refuse impoundment," a structure designed to store the waste from coal prepar... More
View of the dam from the side of the sludge pond
Mountaintop removal and reclamation introduces several new landforms to the coal fields. One of the introduced landforms is the "wet refuse impoundment," a structure designed to store the waste from coal prepar... More
View of the valley sludge pond from the mine entrance end to the dam
Mountaintop removal and reclamation introduces several new landforms to the coal fields. One of the introduced landforms is the "wet refuse impoundment," a structure designed to store the waste from coal prepar... More
Goals preparation plant in the morning
The Goals Preparation Plant at Sundial is a site for washing coal to bring the coal into compliance with clean air regulations. The name "Goals" draws our attention to the folklore of naming practices in mining... More
Aerial view of Eagle Mine site
Event: Helicopter tour of Mountaintop Removal and Reclamation on Big Coal River watershed. "To learn more about the cultural dimensions of "mountaintop removal and reclamation" and the new landform complexes th... More
Kenny Lively, United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) union organizer, b...
Mountaintop removal and reclamation introduces several new landforms to the coal fields. One of the introduced landforms is the "wet refuse impoundment," a structure designed to store the waste from coal prepar... More
Sludge pond and impoundment on Shumate's Branch
Event: Helicopter tour of Mountaintop Removal and Reclamation on Big Coal River watershed. "Shumate's Branch was settled in the 19th century by Green Clay (son of Charles and Aura Clay) and his wife Betsy Ann, ... More
Aerial view of Eagle Mine site
Event: Helicopter tour of Mountaintop Removal and Reclamation on Big Coal River watershed. "To learn more about the cultural dimensions of "mountaintop removal and reclamation" and the new landform complexes th... More
The Sludge Dam at Shumate's Branch, rising above the Marsh Fork Elemen...
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Aerial shot of entrance to Eagle Mine, an underground mine above Shuma...
Event: Helicopter tour of Mountaintop Removal and Reclamation on Big Coal River watershed. "To learn more about the cultural dimensions of "mountaintop removal and reclamation" and the new landform complexes th... More
United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) banner on the mine transport con...
This UMWA banner appeared on the conveyor belt in the days preceding a vote on whether to unionize the mine at Upper Big Branch.
Bear paw prints on the sludge pond dam
Mountaintop removal and reclamation introduces several new landforms to the coal fields. One of the introduced landforms is the "wet refuse impoundment," a structure designed to store the waste from coal prepar... More