04-29-2010, 07:08 PM
Les strip mining in the 40"S was not like it is today most strip pits were small (100 acres or less often just 40 acres)and often they were striped till the limit of the lease was reached or the overburden got too much to remove then they either went underground or did augar mining . I have some old coal age mags that have info of early strip pits some where will try to find them.
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