[DOC] [TLE] Surface mining - Wikipedia [PAR] Surface mining, including strip mining, open-pit mining and mountaintop removal 
mining, is a ... "Open-pit mining" refers to a method of extracting rock or minerals 
from the earth through their ... "Mountaintop removal mining" (MTR) is a form of 
coal mining that mines coal seams beneath .... Jump up ^ "Where Is Coal Found?
". [DOC] [TLE] About coal mining impacts | Greenpeace International [PAR] Jul 1, 2016 ... When coal mines move in, whole communities are forced off their land by ... 
Mining companies scrape away earth and rocks to get to coal buried near the 
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methods that I used could be easily transferred to the coal mining topic." ... for 
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Decreases by. ... Special permits apply to those opening a surface mine and 
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coal companies ... Facing criticism from environmentalists who targeted the 
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power plant ... Surface miners use a range of methods to remove overlying rock 
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safety and surface mining, here are some of the questions being asked: ... For 
example, Main says, a MSHA inspector last September found a... [DOC] [TLE] Mountaintop removal coal -- Ohio Citizen Action [PAR] Mountain operations, like the 80-square-mile Hobet 21 mine near Danville, West 
... instead of drilling into them, a method known as mountaintop coal removal. .... 
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the environment and, instead, improve ... The impacts of coal mining depend on 
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Question: Environmentalists are critical of this method of mining that removes coal found near the surface
Answer: Strip mining