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 AuthorityAbandoned Mine Land Reclamation Program
Bob Evetts, AML Bureau Manager
Mining and Minerals Division
Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department
1220 South St. Francis Drive
Santa Fe, NM 87501
(505) 476-3422
Fax: (505) 476-3402
E-mail: revetts@state.nm.us
Grants Contact
Vacant
E-mail:
Navajo Nation
Madeline Roanhorse, Department Manager
Division of Natural Resources
Abandoned Mine Land/Uranium Mill Tailings Remediation Program
P.O. Box 1910
Window Rock, AZ 86515
(928) 871-7593
Fax: (928) 871-7190
E-mail: madeline@osmre.govOffice of Surface Mining
Willis Gainer, Director
Albuquerque Field Office
505 Marquette Ave., N.W. , Suite 1200
Albuquerque, NM 87102
(505) 248-5070
E-Mail: wgainer@osmre.gov