To tap an underground coal vein, the rock and dirt, called overburden, must be removed. At Southeastern Coal Ltd.’s massive open-pit mine in Gevra, the thick coal seam lies below the gray overburden. (Image © Aubrey Ann Parker / Circle of Blue)

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