Day Four

Today we visited  the Lignite Mining Company in Ackerman, MS.  This was a very interesting trip, and I learned a lot.  My original impression of mining is much like the cartoon version of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.  Mining to me was going underground and digging for resources.  Today, I learned quite the contrary.  All of the mining is done above ground, and the land that is used is reclaimed back to its original form.  However, the land was when the mining begins is how it will be restored.  We actually got to touch some lignite before it becomes coal, and then again when it actually forms.  Here are a few pics from the trip:


Helpful website (resources):

http://www.digintomining.com/sites/digintomining.com/files/content-files/DIMActivity_MinimalistMining.pdf


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