AML Program receives high marks from federal oversight agency

The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Abandoned Mine Land Division (AML) recently received its Annual Evaluation Summary Report from the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE). Within the evaluation, OSMRE praised Wyoming’s AML program. The report said: “The State administers a superior AML program in full compliance with its approved AMLR (Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation) […]

AML receives Reclamation Award

Sweetwater County, Wyo- On June 16, 2014, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Abandoned Mine Land Division (AML) received Reclamationist of the Year from the American Society of Mining and Reclamation (ASMR). The Linokol Project was recognized for “notable efforts in land and water reclamation”. The project was implemented in four phases over a six year […]