Utah’s Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program has closed about 6,000 of the estimated 17,000 abandoned mines in Utah. -Read More-
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Dustin Morin – Land Reclamation
Dustin Morin is a Land Reclamation Inspector for the Alabama Department of Labor, Abandoned Mine Land Program. Before he began a career in public service he worked as an environmental consultant to the U.S. EPA which provided him a strong scientific background and technical skill set. – More here –
2014 Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Award Winners
OSMRE first recognized outstanding abandoned mine land reclamation and exemplary reclamation techniques in 1992, when it started the annual Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Awards Program. – Read More –
Spring Creek mine receives National Association of State Land Reclamationists Award
Cloud Peak Energy’s Spring Creek mine, located near Decker, Montana (USA) received the 2018 Outstanding Reclamation Award from the National Association of State Land Reclamationists (NASLR) for effective reclamation and innovative practices. The award was presented at the NASLR annual conference in Williamsburg, Virginia (USA) on 10 September 2018. -Read More-
Colorado seals off abandoned mines to try to prevent deaths
DENVER — They are the hidden dangers in the forests. Tens of thousands of abandoned mine shafts are putting the lives of people and pets at risk. -Read More-
Fire threats burning underneath Colorado mountains
DENVER — Forest fires have been raging across Colorado this summer, but it’s not just the fires above ground that should be worried about. -Read More-
New technology is changing the Energy and Environment Cabinet New technology is changing the Energy and Environment Cabinet
Drone technology that first gained notoriety through its use in military activity, is now being adopted for civilian use, and is being used by the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet to save both time and taxpayers’ money in its mission to oversee forests, inspect abandoned and reclaimed mine land and even oversee dumps. -Read More-
City of Hazard awarded $900,000 AML grant to bring natural gas to regional industrial park
FRANKFORT, Ky. (July 24, 2018) – U.S. Rep. Harold “Hal” Rogers (KY-05) and Gov. Matt Bevin today announced a grant by the Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation Enforcement (OSMRE) through the 2017 Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) Pilot program that will create jobs in Eastern Kentucky. -Read More-
Hole that teenager fell into is one of many abandoned Colorado mines
We’re learning more about the mine shaft, where a 15-year-old Golden High School student fell on Thursday. –Read more-
AML and others work with students
Recently our AML staff, OSMRE, Wyoming Nature Conservancy and the Bureau of Land Management – Wyoming worked with students to plant nearly 450 sagebrush seedlings near a Uranium Abandoned mine in central Wyoming. Thank you KTWO-TV #WYOLeadingTheWay