Mountaintop Removal Mining Photographs
This slideshow is part of: Mountaintop Removal Mining
All photography and captions © J. Henry Fair
A tree leans into the mined area as the unstable ground on the edge falls into the excavation.
Ammonium nitrate blasting on the edge of a mining site. Kayford Mountains, West Virginia.
Dragline excavator for overburden removal. Around Kayford Mountain, West Virginia.
Fissure on private property caused by mining activity on the adjacent mountaintop removal site. Kayford Mountain, West Virginia.
Valley fill site. Whitesville, West Virginia.
Coal being collected and transferred to conveyors. TECO Bulk Terminal. Mississippi River Delta.
Train cars lined up for coal loading and transport. Danville, WV
Morning haze at coal-fired power plant
The Marsh Folk Elementary School is located under the Shumate slurry impoundment. Elevated asthma rates exist among students.
Kayford Mountain, West Virginia