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.
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A Day in the Life of Mining Engineer Meghan McDonald
What does mining engineer Meghan McDonald love about her job? The opportunity to visit beautiful places around the state, to be out in the field during construction and work on challenging designs that keep people safe, and designing solutions that require out-of-the-box thinking. https://alltogether.swe.org/2019/04/a-day-in-the-life-of-mining-engineer-meghan-mcdonald/
Belt Creek’s comeback depends on treatment plant
For decades, discharges from the abandoned Belt Anaconda Coal Mine flowed into the creek, making it so acidic few fish can survive in it, says Bill Snoddy, a project manager for the Montana Department of Environmental Quality’s Abandoned Mine Lands Program… Read More
Mined land reforestation conference planned
The first day will feature presentations by experts in the science, policy and implementation of reforestation on active mining sites, abandoned mine lands and previously reclaimed land… Read More
DEP to try new foam in attempt to stop Brocum Mine fire
NEWBURG — An underground mine fire in southern Preston County “likely” jumped the barrier installed two years ago by the State Department of Environmental Protection. –Read More –
Large voids found below transmission line project
RAWLINS – Large, subterranean voids scattered throughout two defunct mining sites in Carbon County discovered by experts with Brierley Associates, a Denver-based geotechnical consulting firm, pose bit of a problem. -Read More-
Pathfinders receives grant to reclaim four abandoned mines
Pathfinders Resource Conservation and Development, Inc. has received four $100,000 Watershed Cooperative Agreement grants from the Office of Surface Mining. -Read More-
Abandoned mine project nets national award
MAHASKA COUNTY — The reclamation of nearly 100 acres of a former coal mine has been totally transformed, netting a national award for the team responsible for the project. -Read More-
Mine reclamation storming ahead
KIRKVILLE — The view out the back window for Mary Ellen Schmitz looks terrible. It’s covered in deep, sucking mud that clings to everything. And Schmitz couldn’t be happier about it. -Read More-
Restoring sagebrush with a pasta machine
Restoring sagebrush where it has disappeared isn’t as easy as just scattering seeds and waiting for them to sprout. In order to coax the iconic Wyoming plant to grow on sites where it was removed, The Nature Conservancy is using science, ingenuity and an industrial pasta machine. –Read More-