STORIES: In and Out of the Dark: coal2

Snow begins to fall on one of the massive hills left over from the New Athens, Ohio, Mahoning Valley Mine, which is now closed. The approximately 12-square-mile surface coal mine was home to the Silver Spade, a 16-story-tall strip-mining shovel, for over 40 years. When the Spade stopped working in early 2006, the company decided to idle it permanently and close the mine. The Silver Spade was dismantled and sold for scrap metal.

Snow begins to fall on one of the massive hills left over from the New Athens, Ohio, Mahoning Valley Mine, which is now closed. The approximately 12-square-mile surface coal mine was home to the Silver Spade, a 16-story-tall strip-mining shovel, for over 40 years. When the Spade stopped working in early 2006, the company decided to idle it permanently and close the mine. The Silver Spade was dismantled and sold for scrap metal.