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An abandoned mine on Wills Creek, in Conshocton County, Ohio. Spoil tip is shown in the foreground of the image. The photograph was taken by David B. Buchanan probably in the 1980s for the United States Office of Surface Mining. David worked for the Office of Surface Mining from 1985 through 1995.
Students from an Ohio University hydrology class testing water from the Todd Mine near Lake Hope in Vinton County, Ohio, for acid mine drainage. The image was made in 1971.
Yellow water due to acid mine drainage from a coal mine near Nelsonville, Athens County, Ohio. When acidity is high enough, iron will precipitate out and color the rocks and water. This affect is known locally as yellow boy. The image was taken on March 3, 1973.
Flooding at the falls of the Hocking River at White's Mill on the northeast side of Athens, Athens County, Ohio. The water shows foam caused by acid mine damage. The image is looking at the Hocking River from the parking lot at White's Mill in 1970.
Smog in the Ohio Valley along Ohio State Route 7 north of Clarington, Salem Township, Monroe County, Ohio. The picture was taken by George W. White on June 9, 1971.
A small tributary to Sunday Creek at Truetown from the Snyder property in Athens County, Ohio. The water has acid drainage from a deep coal mine. The image was taken by Michael C. Hansen in the 1970s
Flooding over the falls of the Hocking River at White's Mill on the northeast side of Athens, Athens County, Ohio. The water shows turbulance at the falls and foam caused by acid mine drainage. The image was made in 1971. The view is looking southeast from the parking lot at White's Mill.
A well on the Snyder family property near Ohio State Route 13 at Truetown, Athens County, Ohio. The water has acid drainage from a deep coal mine. The well drains into a small tributary to Sunday Creek. The image was taken by Michael C. Hansen in the 1970.
A well on the Snyder family property near Ohio State Route 13 at Truetown, Athens County, Ohio. The water has acid drainage from a deep coal mine. The image was taken by Michael C. Hansen in the 1970s
A well on the Snyder family property near Ohio State Route 13 at Truetown, Athens County, Ohio. The water has acid drainage from a deep coal mine. The image was taken by Michael C. Hansen in the 1970s
The spoil tip from a coal mine near Murray City on Ohio State Route 78 in Hocking County, Ohio. There is a discharge of acid mine drainage into Snow Fork. The image was made in 1970.
Acid mine drainage near the Madison School in Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio. The location of the school was over an unnamed, abandoned mine. The area of the mine has shale, siltstone, sandstone, conglomerate, limestone, underclay, coal and flint lithologies. Bedrock is from the Pennsylvanian Geologic Period. The photograph was taken during the summer field work of James Osborn Fuller and Myron T. Sturgeon in August 1941.
Categories: Physical Item;
Tags: Coal,
Conglomerate,
Limestone,
Mines and mineral resources,
Pennsylvanian Geologic Period,
Iron bacterial precipitate at Rose Hill Farm in Morgan County, Ohio. This photograph was an entry in the 1985 Ohio Geology Slide Contest.
Raccoon Creek polluted with acid mine drainage from abandoned coal mines. When acidity is high enough, iron will precipitate out and color the rocks and water. This affect is known locally as yellow boy. The image was taken near Buckeye Furnace in Milton Township, Jackson County, Ohio on April 2, 1967.
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