OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Library of COALEX Research Reports
COALEX Research Reports are the products of research and analysis conducted on specific issues relating to the regulation of Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977. The research is conducted in response to requests for information from State Regulatory Authorities, under a cooperative agreement between the Office of Surface Mining (OSM) and the Interstate Mining Compact Commission (IMCC).
COALEX refers to the Library of Surface Mining Materials maintained by OSM in LEXIS-NEXIS and is a major source for the research.
Each Report includes a list of resources which were sent as attachments to the individual who requested the research. To obtain a copy of the attachments or to obtain any additional information, contact Joyce Zweben Scall by phone at 202-686-9138 or by email at JZScall@aol.com.
COALEX SIGNIFICANT ISSUE REPORT - 116
April 1, 1989
TOPIC: SUBSIDENCE: AN OVERSIGHT OF SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
This report consists of the remarks of IMCC Executive Director Gregory Conrad, presented at the Seminar, sponsored by the American Mining Congress and the West Virginia Coal Association, entitled "Subsidence: An Industry Under Seige".