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Restoration of former mine lands is at the heart of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) mission!
The reforestation of native trees at abandoned mine sites, is one of the many ways OSMRE, along with state and local partners, restores critical habitats for future generations.
Itβs work like this that contributes to the goals of the America the Beautiful initiative. We want to conserve, connect, and restore 30 percent of our lands and waters by 2030 for the sake of our economy, our health, and our well-being. Learn more about how we are taking on this challenge!
https://www.doi.gov/priorities/america-the-beautiful
Photo by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Runoff from a historic coal mine is being diverted from nearby homes in Wise County thanks to a #VirginiaEnergy Abandoned Mine Land project. Learn more:
http://ow.ly/uZiX50HtcHo Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
#AbandonedMineLand #ourworksnotdone #minedlandreclamation
Work will soon begin on a #VirginiaEnergy Abandoned Mine Land project in Wise County to protect several homes from hazards caused by historic coal mining. Learn more:
http://ow.ly/lNgn50Hsl4i Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement #AbandonedMineLand #ourworksnotdone #minedlandreclamation
An abandoned mine land project will remove dangers from historic mining in Midlothian. Read more:
http://ow.ly/c1EM50Hsaqs
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement #AbandonedMineLand #ourworksnotdone #minedlandreclamation
The Cody Field Office partnered with the State of Wyoming in 2021 to reclaim the Cottonwood Creek Bentonite Mine, 3 miles north of Cody on Bureau of Reclamationβadministered land. When the mine was abandoned in the 1960s, trenches in unstable sedimentary rock, propped open with old timbers, were left behind, creating a hazardous environment. Weβre grateful the state shared our commitment to make this area safer for public land users.
This past fall, the four mine trenches were opened to determine their extent, then backfilled with the existing mine spoil that was stockpiled on site. Each opening was then compacted, and the entire ridge was recontoured. Straw wattles were installed on all slopes to reduce erosion caused by running water, and the old mine timbers were recovered, recycled and incorporated into the erosion control structures.
Learn more β¬οΈ
https://www.blm.gov/press-release/blm-state-reclaim-abandoned-mine-near-cody
Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office Bureau of Reclamation Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
On this #MappingMonday, check out this map from our friends at Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement. Doc# 380326 is the No. 02021 Mine in Wise County, #Virginia, from 1966. #VirginiaEnergy
On this #MappingMonday, check out this map from our friends at Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement. Doc# 380326 is the No. 02021 Mine in Wise County, #Virginia, from 1966. #VirginiaEnergy
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law was enacted mid-November and with it comes a lot of exciting work for Interior.
The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement has a helpful new website to explain what the law means for the Abandoned Mine Land program.
https://www.osmre.gov/BIL.shtm
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law was enacted mid-November and with it comes a lot of exciting work for Interior.
The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement has a helpful new website to explain what the law means for the Abandoned Mine Land program.
https://www.osmre.gov/BIL.shtm
#ICYMI. Last week the Wise County Economic & Industrial Development broke ground for a 3.6MW #solar installation on what use to be a surface #coalmine. #VirginiaEnergy awarded the county a $500,000 #AbandonedMineLand Economic Revitalization grant for site development. The county also received its SolSmart Gold designation. #ourworksnotdone #cleanenergyVA Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement U.S. Department of Energy UVA Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service
Today we are celebrating the groundbreaking of the solar installation at the Mineral Gap Data Center in Wise County. The IDA received a $500,000 #AbandonedMineLand Economic Revitalization grant for developing this project on an historic coal mine. We are also celebrating the countyβs SolSmart Gold Designation. #ourworksnotdone Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Wise County Economic & Industrial Development
#cleanenergyVA #VirginiaEnergy U.S. Department of Energy UVA Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service
On this #ThrowbackThursday, check out this map from our friends at Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement. Doc# 380326 is the No. 02021 Mine in Wise County, #Virginia, from 1966. #VirginiaEnergy