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Fayette County Mountaintop Removal Awareness - Google Earth Outreach Campaign

Download Google Earth File (KMZ file) here: Frasure Creek Mining Complex
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Map Legend
The digitized mining permits have 3 color codes
1.) Red - Mineral Extraction
2.) Taupe - Highwall mining & Augering
3.) Yellow - Valley Fills
4.) Blasting Buffer - The blasting buffer is 7/10 mile from the mineral extraction. If you live within this area it is imperative that you get a "Pre-blast Survey"  conducted.
5.) Placemarks - scroll over the placemarks to learn more about the permits or features
To learn more about Google Earth functionality visit  here: http://www.google.com/earth/learn/

Steps to view Google Earth Maps
1.) Download Google Earth (Its Free) - download can be found here: http://www.google.com/earth/download/ge/agree.html
2.) Download Google Earth File (KMZ file) here: Frasure Creek Mining Complex
3.) Double click or drag KMZ file to "My Places" or open file in Google Earth.
4.) The file will take a minute or two to load, be patient.
5.) Click the "+" radio button to view all of the contents of the KMZ file
6.) Zoom into Fayette County. Map is interactive and selected areas have mining permit information. Scoll over "placemarks"

By the Numbers:
Frasure Creek Mining Company
  Number of Surface Mining Permits: 9
  Active Permits: 4
  Applications under review: 5
  Applications pending appeal: 0
  Total Footprint from 9 permits: 3662 acres
   Valley Fills: 14
   Distance to Boy Scouts of America - Summit Bechtel Reserve:7 miles
  Distance to Fayetteville: 3.5 miles
  Distance to Oak Hill: 2.8 miles
  Cost to local economy:?

Learn more about the impacts of Coal Mining in Central Appalachia

Aerial Photography of the Frasure Creek Mining Complex (1/24/12)
Download Google Earth files of the Frasure Creek Mining Complex
Learn more about MTR in Fayette County - Maps, Research, Studies
Fayette County MTR Petition - Change.org
Charleston Gazette Article (8/18/11)
Register Herald Article (7/25/11)
WV Public Broadcasting Article(7/13/11)
Register Herald Article (7/9/11)
Register Herald Article (6/25/11)
Charleston Gazette Article (6/11/11)
Register-Herald Article (6/11/11)
Huffington Post Article (6/8/11)
Register-Herald article (2/10/11)
WVU Research - Stream Quality is linked to Human Health in coal mining communities
WVU Study Investigates the Impact of Mountaintop Mining and Valley Fill on Watershed Hydrology
The Decline of Central Appalachian Coal and the need for Economic Diversification
Coal and Renewables in Central Appalachia: The impact of Coal on the West Virginia State Budget

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