One of the Most Destructive Types of Surface Mining for the Land

question 33

Multiple Choice

One of the most destructive types of surface mining for the land itself

• A) is mountaintop removal using a dragline
• B) is associated with the increased risk of black-lung disease in miners
• C) is regulated by the guidelines of the 1977 Surface Mining and Reclamation Act
• D) is most common in the western United States
• E) involves replacement of the overburden that is first removed

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