A bulldozer traverses pulverized coal on the surface of a strip mine owned by the Birmingham-based Drummond Company near Warrior, Jefferson County. Strip mining is one of the most environmentally destructive types of mining.
Jefferson County Strip Mine
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Courtesy of the Birmingham News; all rights reserved; photo by Jerry Ayres
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