Bulldozer Pushes Overburden Into Valley Fill

around Kayford Mountain, West Virginia

A bulldozer pushes “overburden”, the material loosened by blasting, into the adjacent valley and stream. This exposes the coal seam which will be collected and taken away for processing. Finally, the mountain and valley that were are leveled into a flat plain and sprayed with hydro-seed to comply with regulations that require minimal mitigation.