25th Anniversary of the Surface Mining Law: A report on the protection and restoration of the nation's land and water resources under the Surface Mining Law
The 25th Anniversary report is available in both printed and electronic format. For web site use the complete report is provided in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format.
The printed version of the report is available upon request. This color-illustrated report includes a description of the Surface Mining Law, its implementation, and three active mining and one abandoned mine land reclamation case-studies showing on-the-ground achievements. The report includes a summary of regulatory and abandoned mine land statistics for the 25-year period. Download or view the report (2,304 KB file)
Download or view the report (2,304 KB file)