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OSMRE opens nomination period for the 2025 Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Awards

An aerial view shows evergreen woods, waterways, and meandering roads through fresh green grassy areas of a Bibb County, AL reclamation area.

Nominations for the 2025 Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Awards, which recognize outstanding state and Tribal efforts to reclaim abandoned coal mines, opened today and are due to the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and…

Reclaiming Abandoned Mine Land (AML)

BLM, OSMRE seek input on proposed emergency coal lease at Freedom Mine

A-dragline-excavator-operates-at-Freedom-Mine-in-Mercer-County-North-Dakota-one-of-the-nation-s-largest-lignite-coal-mines (BLM Photo)

Lease and mining plan would advance domestic energy production and support local economies

Federal Mining Plan Modification for Spring Creek Mine Approved

An aerial view of Spring Creek Mine area shows building infrastructure and a rolling landscape against pale blue clouded sky

OSMRE announces the availability of the record of decision for the final environmental impact statement and approval of a federal mining plan modification for Spring Creek Mine.

Call for research proposals to advance reclamation including commercialization of critical minerals from mine waste

A male in orange safety vest and white hardhat stands with his back to the camera, in the midst of and overlooking tall, black coal waste piles

OSMRE is making $1.6 million available through its Applied Science Program.

Announcement

OSMRE Releases Final Environmental Analysis for Spring Creek Mine Federal Mining Plan Proposed Modification

Spring Creek Mine, photo courtesy of Navajo Transitional Energy Company.

OSMRE has released the Spring Creek Mine Federal Mining Plan Modification Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).