One of the Most Destructive Types of Surface Mining for the Land

Multiple Choice

One of the most destructive types of surface mining for the land itself

A) is mountaintop removal using a dragline
B) is associated with the increased risk of black-lung disease in miners
C) is regulated by the guidelines of the 1977 Surface Mining and Reclamation Act
D) is most common in the western United States
E) involves replacement of the overburden that is first removed