Reclamation Awards

Since 1986, the Office of Surface Mining has presented awards to coal mine operators who completed exemplary reclamation. A parallel award program for abandoned mine land reclamation began in 1992. The objective was to give public recognition to those responsible for the nation's most outstanding achievement in environmentally sound surface mining and land reclamation and to encourage the exchange and transfer of successful reclamation technology.

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New Deadline: FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 2010 - Nominations for 2010 Excellence in Surface Coal Mining Reclamations Awards

• How to submit a nomination for an Excellence in Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Award
  Nominations are due to the state regulatory authorities or the Office of Surface Mining field office in non-primacy states by April 2, 2010. Nominations will be screened by the regulatory authority, and the best entries (a maximum of four National Awards, one Director’s Award, and two Good Neighbor Awards from each state), then forwarded to the Office of Surface Mining field offices by April 16, 2010. Field offices will evaluate and forward the nominations to the Office of Surface Mining Headquarters in Washington, D.C., by May 14, 2010, for judging later in May. Nominations and questions about the awards should be e-mailed to: cjohnson@osmre.gov and pmali@osmre.gov.

New Deadline: FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 2010 - Nominations for 2010 Abandoned Mine Reclamation Awards

• How to submit a nomination for an Abandoned Mine Reclamation Award
  Nominations for the 2010 Abandoned Mine Reclamation Awards are due April 16, 2010. State and tribal Abandoned Mine Land Programs must provide nominations directly to OSM Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Nominations and questions about the awards should be e-mailed to: cjohnson@osmre.gov and pmali@osmre.gov.

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2009 Awards Winners

• Abandoned Mine Reclamation Awards [91 KB]
• Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Honors Active Mine Operations for Outstanding Reclamation [122 KB]
  

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The National Award West Suscon Abandoned Mine Reclamation Jenkins Township, Luzerne County, PA - Pennsyvannia Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation	Small Project Awards WAAL West Reclamation Project, Section II Mahaska County, IA - Iowa Abandoned Mine Land Program, Mines and Minerals Bureau