Jefferson County Strip Mine

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.

Strip mine near Warrior in Jefferson County, showing terraced excavation slopes and a bulldozer operating amid exposed rock and earth.
Courtesy of the Birmingham News; all rights reserved; photo by Jerry Ayres
Strip mine near Warrior in Jefferson County, showing terraced excavation slopes and a bulldozer operating amid exposed rock and earth.