So after waiting long enough I thought I would put up a few pics from my summer...


my view from the front door of where i lived in isolation


the view from ontop of a job


gettin ready to blast


after the blast - between all the properties they do upwards of 30 cuts a day, drills run 24/7






former massey HQ

well i guess i uploaded all my pics on webshots upside down so youll have to wait till i fix them

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running a dragline is like fishing for salmon - according to E.Bella

hahaha, nice bella. gettin in a little mountain top removal while youre there eh?

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oh yes oh yes, about three jobs, a huge road construction project (only coal co. to do one) and auger mining pit, highwall miner pit, and one deep mine......

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running a dragline is like fishing for salmon - according to E.Bella

old original longwall mine portal








Auger miner




Black Bear plant from ontop of the coal silo




the itty bitty field in left center of the picture is where i lived, cant see the house though it tucked back in the mth. about 1 mile below my house was an old rail load out, then the public road, this is looking down from the highway project


above where i lived, part of the road project


loading a beam on a highwall miner


miner head


mining coal of this cut


moving some equipment- notice the mtn. top removal in the back


only in kentucky


119N in kentucky


view of the plant from the helicopter


one of our jobs- and the valley fill


the fault in virginia where the coal stops


pikeville ky.


mr. bella tear down this mountain


really big excavator


more to come.....

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