The state needs hundreds of millions of dollars to seal roughly 50,000 hazardous, abandoned mines. At current funding levels, it will take another century. –Read More
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Share Interior Announces More Than $170 Million in Conservation Funding for States and Tribes to Reclaim and Repurpose Abandoned Coal Mines
Alabama, Alaska, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Lousiana, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Uncategorized, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt today announced the availability of Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Reclamation grants through the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE). A total of $170.9 million in grants will be provided this year for states and tribes to reclaim and repurpose abandoned coal lands. […]
2018 Nevada Abandoned Mine Lands Physical Hazards Report
The State of Nevada’s Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) program finished its 32nd year in 2018. Details and milestones of the program in 2018 can be found by clicking here.
Work underway to close old mine shaft entrances at Gold Butte monument – K.M. Cannon
State contractors are closing entrances to abandoned mines in Gold Butte National Monument to keep humans out but allow wildlife in. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) -Read More-
Arden Mine was a popular spot for hikers and desert explorers
LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — It’s been a popular spot for hikers and desert explorers for decades but now, the Arden Mine is off limits. -Read More-