MONTANA AND CROW TRIBE DIRECTORY

	Montana, Crow and Northern Cheyenne Reservations

Following are state, Indian, 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 Montana
Steve Welch, Chief
Industrial and Energy Minerals Bureau
Department of Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 200901
Metcalf Building, 1520 East Sixth Ave.
Helena, MT 59620-0901
(406) 444-4964
Fax: (406) 444-1374
E-mail: swelch@state.mt.us Crow Reservation
Neta Old Elk, Director
Crow Abandoned Mine Land Program
Crow AML Program
P.O. Box 460
Crow Agency, MT 59022
(406) 638-3973
Fax: (406) 638-3988
E-mail: noldelk@hotmail.com

Grants Contact

Amy Dexter, Financial Manager
Crow Abandoned Mine Land Program
P.O. Box 460
Crow Agency, MT 59022
(406) 638-3877
Fax: (406) 638-3988
E-mail: amy_dexter@email.com

Northern Cheyenne Reservation
Jason Whiteman, Director
Dept. of Natural Resources
Coal Regulatory Program
P.O. Box 128
Lame Deer, MT 59043
(406) 477-6503
Fax: (406) 477-6210
E-mail: ncresources@mail.ncheyenne.net

Grants Contact

Linda Bisonette, Secretary
Department of Natrual Resources
Coal Regulatory Program
P.O. Box 128
Lame Deer, MT 59043
(406) 477-6503
Fax: (406) 477-6210
E-mail: ncresources@mail.ncheyenne.net Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Program Montana
Vic Anderson, Chief
Mine Waste Clean-up Bureau
Department of Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 200901
Helena, MT 59620-0901
(406) 444-4972
Fax: (406) 444-0443
E-mail: vanderson@state.mt.us

Grants Contact

Debbie Call, Fiscal Analyst
Department of Environmental Quality
Centeralized Services
P.O. Box 200901
Helena, MT 59620
(406) 444-7478
Fax: (406) 444-1804
E-mail: dcall@state.mt.us

Crow Reservation
Neta Old Elk, Director
Crow Abandoned Mine Land Program
Crow AML Program
P.O. Box 460
Crow Agency, MT 59022
(406) 638-3973
Fax: (406) 638-3988
E-mail: noldelk@hotmail.com

Office of Surface Mining

Guy Padgett, Director
Casper Field Office
150 East B St., Rm.1018
Casper, WY 82601-1018
(307) 261-6550
Fax: (307) 261-6552
E-Mail: GPADGETT@OSMRE.GOV

Regulatory and Abandoned Mine Land Contact: Crow and Northern Cheyenne Reservations

Orvel Gustafson, AML and Regulatory Program Specialist
Casper Field Office
150 East B St., Rm.1018
Casper, WY 82601-1018
(307) 261-6545
Fax: (307) 261-6552
E-Mail: ogustafs@osmre.gov

Abandoned Mine Land Contact: Northern Cheyenne Reservation Reservation

Ginger Kaldenback, Physical Scientist
Western Regional Coordinating Center
1999 Broadway, Suite 3320
Denver, CO 80202-5733
(303) 844-1400 x1503
Fax: (303) 844-1545
E-Mail: gkaldenb@osmre.gov

Grants Contact

Neal Jacquot, Grants Financial Specialist
Casper Field Office
150 East B St., Rm.1018
Casper, WY 82601-1018
(307) 261-6547
Fax: (307) 261-6552
E-mail: njacquot@osmre.gov

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