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Potash mining, near Moab, Utah

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The National Memorial for the Mountains was created in Google Earth because it provides an opportunity to communicate the scale of mining operations in a way people outside the region can understand. Here, the 10,000 acre Hobet mountaintop removal complex in Boone County, W.Va., is shown superimposed over Manhattan in New York City.

Image created by Appalachian Voices for the website www.iLoveMountains.org

Hobet Mine, West Virginia (1984 - 2009)

Based on data from NASA’s Landsat 5 satellite, these natural-color (photo-like) images document the growth of the Hobet mine as it moves from ridge to ridge between 1984 to 2009. The natural landscape of the area is dark green forested mountains, creased by streams and indented by hollows. The active mining areas appear off-white, while areas being reclaimed with vegetation appear light green. A pipeline roughly bisects the images from north to south. The town of Madison, lower right, lies along the banks of the Coal River.

via NASA’s Earth Observatory