MISSISSIPPI DIRECTORY

	Mississippi

Following are state and federal contacts responsible for implementing the Surface Mining Law. The state regulatory authority regulates active coal mining and the abandoned mine land reclamation program reclaims hazards left from coal mines abandoned before 1977.

State Regulatory Authority S. Cragin Knox, Director
Office of Geology
Department of Environmental Quality
2380 Highway 80 West
P.O. Box 20307
Jackson, MS 39289-1307
(601) 961-5500
Fax: 601-961-5521
E-mail: Cragin.knox@deq.state.ms.us

Grants Contact
Ken McCarley
E-mail: ken.mccarley@deq.state.ms.us

Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Program S. Cragin Knox, Director
Office of Geology
Department of Environmental Quality
2380 Highway 80 West
P.O. Box 20307
Jackson, MS 39289-1307
(601) 961-5500
Fax: 601-961-5521
E-mail: Cragin.knox@deq.state.ms.us Office of Surface Mining Art Abbs, Director
Birmingham Field Office
135 Gemini Circle, Suite 215
Homewood, AL 35209
(205) 290-7282, ext. 16
E-mail: aabbs@osmre.gov

Grants Contact
Johnny Wade
E-mail: jwade@osmre.gov
(618) 463-6463 ext. 113

Office of Surface Mining
1951 Constitution Ave. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20240
202-208-2719
getinfo@osmre.gov