Hobet Mine Satellite image, 1984

The Hobet-21 coal mine in the Appalachian Mountains of southern West Virginia was one of the State’s largest mountaintop removal mines. Mine footprints can be visible with remote sensing and may change through time as mining activities progress.  This image shows the Hobet-21 mine in 1984 when the total disturbed area was small [Satellite image by National Aeronautics and Space Administration].