Abandoned Mine Land Program

Accomplishments

Environmental Coal Related Problems

(Priority 3)

OSM's Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation program concentrates its efforts on problems created by coal mining that impacts people's health,safety, and welfare (Priorities 1 and 2). It also reclaims environmental problems created by past mining. Through September 30, 2006, the States, Indian Tribes, and OSM had reclaimed $339.4 million of these problems created by past coal mining. Two States, Illinois (50.3%) and Indiana (16.5%) account for almost 70 percent of this reclamation. The Appalachian states have such large inventories of high priority problems (Priority 1 & 2) that they have not been able to reclaim many of their environmental problems. Links to tables showing information on the reclamation of environmental problems caused by past coal mining by State and Indian tribe and by type of problem are provided below:

Details (Tables)

States & Indian Tribes alphabetically

By type of Problem.

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