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-
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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-
Students, BLM, AML and Partners Plant Sagebrush Seedlings on Mine Lands
RIVERTON, WY. – In the spirit of shared conservation stewardship on public land, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) collaborated for the second year with Lander Middle School and other partners to plant sagebrush seedlings in a reclaimed mine site in the Gas Hills Uranium Mining District east […]
Ivey announces Grand River Technology Park project to reclaim abandoned mining sites
On Wednesday, Gov. Kay Ivey, the Alabama Department of Labor’s Abandoned Mine Land program and the United States Steel Corporation announced a collaborative effort to create the new Grand River Technology Park and relocate the Southern Museum of Flight. -Read More-
State grant to aid in landslide cleanup
A $400,000 grant from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality will help the Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy stabilize a dangerous landslide. -Read More-
Russell Co. abandoned mine project earns federal award
A project that helped improve water quality on the Clinch River while cleaning up a one-ton gob pile of waste at a Russell County mine site has earned federal recognition. -Read More-
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-
30-foot sinkhole opens up in Butte resident’s backyard
While sitting by his kitchen window one evening this past June, Peter Lucon felt the earth move. A mine shaft from the old Carrie Mine had opened up behind his house, causing a 30-foot sinkhole. -Read More-