This is what is happening to our Beautiful Mountains today
Evaluation of Tree Growth on Surface Mined Lands in Southern West Virginia
The Amherst Mine is located approximately 15 miles southeast of Logan, WV, near the town of Yolyn, in Logan County. Mining activities began in 1970. The coal seams mined at the site are the Coalburg, Stockton, and No. Five Block. The current operation is owned by Arch Coal, and the area is being mined by mountaintop removal surface mining methods.
Amherst Coal Company (Jordan Fork site) between 1974 and 1979 mined the site studied for this project. A gently rolling terrain was left on the top of some of the area, while another portion had a flattened top. A valley fill was constructed for excess spoil material. Our transects traversed the flattened area and valley fill, the outslope, and undisturbed areas. Mining equipment was a BE 295 Shovel, front-end loaders (Cat 988), and trucks (Cat 777). Reclamation on the site included seeding with a mixture of grasses and legumes, and black locust and smooth alder (Alnus serrulata (Ait.) Willd.).
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| Rum Creek |
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| Where my home set |
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| Kelly standing in front of my home |
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