Introduction Coal mining in the United States is a major industry. In 2012, the coal mining industry employed nearly 90,000 people [1]. The Black Mesa Complex in Northern Arizona consists of two seperate coal mines, the Kayenta mine and the Black Mesa coal mines. Both mines are owned and operated by Peabody Western Coal Company (PWCC). The mines are located 10 miles southwest of Kayenta, AZ. The Kayenta mine is 40,000 acres (62.5 square miles), employs 430 workers [2], and is the 27th largest mine
Humans impact the lithosphere by coal mining and mining for minerals. They also affect it by pollution, since the ground is permeable and it seeps into the lithosphere causing harm to it. On the other hand, the lithosphere has materials that humans need for survival and for some luxuries that we have made. How can we still keep the resources from the lithosphere without damaging it as much as we have. The humans need the lithosphere, so we need to either find better alternatives to the materials
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