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State & Tribal Contacts

Appalachian Region Contacts
(by state and tribe)

GEORGIA

Abandoned Mine Lands (Title IV) Regulatory (Title V)
Environmental Protection Division – surface mining
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SE
Suite 1456, East Tower
Atlanta, GA 30334
Surface Mining | Environmental Protection Division (georgia.gov)
 

KENTUCKY

Abandoned Mine Lands (Title IV) Regulatory (Title V)
Division of Abandoned Mine Lands
Kentucky Department of Natural Resources
300 Sower Boulevard
Frankfort, KY 40601
Mine Reclamation and Enforcement - Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet
Kentucky Department of Natural Resources
Energy and Environment Cabinet
300 Sower Boulevard
Frankfort, KY 40601
Natural Resources - Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet

MARYLAND

Abandoned Mine Lands (Title IV) Regulatory (Title V)
Abandoned Mine Lands Division
Maryland Bureau of Mines
160 South Water Street
Frostburg, MD 21532
Mining in Maryland
Mining Program
Maryland Department of Environmental Protection
Montgomery Park Business Center
1800 Washington Blvd.
Baltimore, MD 21230
Maryland Department of the Environment

MASSACHUSETTS

Abandoned Mine Lands (Title IV) Regulatory (Title V)
   

MICHIGAN

Abandoned Mine Lands (Title IV) Regulatory (Title V)
Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE)
Abandoned Mining Wastes Project
Constitution Hall (map)
525 West Allegan Street
EGLE: Abandoned Mining Wastes Project
 

NORTH CAROLINA

Abandoned Mine Lands (Title IV) Regulatory (Title V)
  North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Mining Program
217 West Jones Street
Raleigh, NC 27603
NC DEQ: Mining Program

OHIO

Abandoned Mine Lands (Title IV) Regulatory (Title V)
AML Program
AML Emergency Program
Abandoned Mine Lands Section
Division of Mineral Resources Management
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
2045 Morse Road, Bldg. H-2
Columbus, OH 43229
Mining Reclamation & Restoration | Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ohiodnr.gov)
Division of Mineral Resources Management - Coal and Minerals
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
2045 Morse Road, Bldg. H-2
Columbus, OH 43229
Division of Mineral Resources Management | Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ohiodnr.gov)

PENNSYLVANIA

Abandoned Mine Lands (Title IV) Regulatory (Title V)
Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
P.O. Box 69205
Harrisburg, PA 17106-9205
Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation (pa.gov)
Bureau of District Mining Programs
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
131 Broadview Road
New Stanton, PA 15672
Bureau of Mining Programs (pa.gov)

 

Office of Active and Abandoned Mine Operations
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17105-8476
Mining (pa.gov)

RHODE ISLAND

Abandoned Mine Lands (Title IV) Regulatory (Title V)
  Department of Environmental Management
235 Promenade Street
Providence, RI 02908
Home- Rhode Island -Department of Environmental Management (ri.gov)

TENNESSEE

Abandoned Mine Lands (Title IV) Regulatory (Title V)
Land Reclamation Section
Division of Water Pollution Control
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
3711 Middlebrook Pike
Knoxville, TN 37921-6538
TDEC: WPC: Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation (cleanairtn.org)

Lexington Field Office
2675 Regency Road
Lexington, KY 40503
(859)260-3900
 

VIRGINIA

Abandoned Mine Lands (Title IV) Regulatory (Title V)
Division of Mined Land Reclamation
Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy
3405 Mountain Empire Rd.
Big Stone Gap, VA 24219
Division of Mined Land Reclamation (virginia.gov)
Division of Mines
Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy
3405 Mountain Empire Road
Big Stone Gap, VA 24219
Department of Mines Minerals and Energy (virginia.gov)

WEST VIRGINIA

Abandoned Mine Lands (Title IV) Regulatory (Title V)
Division of Land Restoration
Office of Abandoned Mine Lands and Reclamation
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
601 57th St., SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Office of Abandoned Mine Lands and Reclamation (wv.gov)
Division of Mining and Reclamation
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
601 57th St., SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Division of Mining and Reclamation (wv.gov)

MID-CONTINENT REGION CONTACTS
(BY STATE AND TRIBE)

ALABAMA

Abandoned Mine Lands (Title IV) Regulatory (Title V)
State Programs
Alabama Department of Labor
Inspections Division
649 Monroe Street, Room 2211
Montgomery, AL 36131-5200

 

https://labor.alabama.gov/Inspections/...

State of Alabama Surface Mining Commission
P.O. Box 2390
Jasper, AL 35502-2390
https://surface-mining.alabama.gov/

ARKANSAS

Abandoned Mine Lands (Title IV) Regulatory (Title V)
Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment, Office of Chief Technical Officer
Mining Division, Fort Smith Regional Office
3309 Phoenix Avenue
Fort Smith, AR 72903

 

https://www.adeq.state.ar.us/mining/coal.aspx

Same Contact as Title IV

ILLINOIS

Abandoned Mine Lands (Title IV) Regulatory (Title V)
Division of Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Office of Mines and Minerals
One Natural Resources Way
Springfield, IL 62702-1271

 

https://www2.illinois.gov/dnr/mines/Pages/default.aspx

Same Contact as Title IV

INDIANA

Abandoned Mine Lands (Title IV) Regulatory (Title V)
Division of Reclamation
Department of Natural Resources
Executive Office Indianapolis
402 W. Washington St., W291
Indianapolis, IN 46201
https://www.in.gov/dnr/reclamation/

 

Indiana Department of Natural Resources
14619 W State Road 48
Jasonville, IN 47438-9517
https://www.in.gov/dnr/reclamation/contact-us/staff-and-offices/

Same Contact as Title IV

IOWA

Abandoned Mine Lands (Title IV) Regulatory (Title V)
Mines and Minerals Bureau
Division of Soil Conservation
Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
Wallace State Office Building
502 East 9th St.
Des Moines, IA 50319
Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation | Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (iowaagriculture.gov)
Same Contact as Title IV

KANSAS

Abandoned Mine Lands (Title IV) Regulatory (Title V)
Surface Mining Unit
Kansas Department of Health & Environment
4033 Parkview Drive
Frontenac, KS 66763
https://www.kdheks.gov/mining/
Same Contact as Title IV

LOUISIANA

Abandoned Mine Lands (Title IV) Regulatory (Title V)
Injection and Mining Division
Louisiana Office of Conservation
Louisiana Department of Natural Resources
617 North 3rd St.
Baton Rouge, LA 70802

 

or

P.O. Box 94275
Baton Rouge, LA 70804

Department of Natural Resources | State of Louisiana

Injection and Mining Division
Louisiana Department of Natural Resources
617 North 3rd St.
Baton Rouge, LA 70802

 

or

P.O. Box 94275
Baton Rouge, LA 70804
Department of Natural Resources | State of Louisiana

MISSISSIPPI

Abandoned Mine Lands (Title IV) Regulatory (Title V)
Coal Mining Division
Department of Environmental Quality
Office of Geology
700 North State St.
Jackson, MS 39202
https://www.mdeq.ms.gov/geology/work-areas/...
Same Contacts as Title IV

MISSOURI

Abandoned Mine Lands (Title IV) Regulatory (Title V)

Land Reclamation Program
Missouri Department of Natural Resources
1101 Riverside Dr.
Jefferson City, MO 65101

https://dnr.mo.gov/land-geology/mining-land-reclamation

Same Contact as Title IV

OKLAHOMA

Abandoned Mine Lands (Title IV) Regulatory (Title V)

Tulsa Field Office
1 West Third, Suite 1600
Mailbox #43
Tulsa, OK 74103-3521
OSM-MCR-TFO_mail@osmre.gov
(918) 581-6430

Indian Lands Program
Tulsa Field Office
1 West Third, Suite 1600
Mailbox #43
Tulsa, OK 74103-3521
OSM-MCR-TFO_mail@osmre.gov
(918) 581-6430

TEXAS

Abandoned Mine Lands (Title IV) Regulatory (Title V)
Surface Mining and Reclamation Division
Railroad Commission of Texas
P.O. Box 12967
Austin, TX 78711-2967
http://www.rrc.texas.gov/surface-mining/
Same Contact as Title IV

WESTERN REGION CONTACTS
(BY STATE AND TRIBE)

ALASKA

Abandoned Mine Lands (Title IV) Regulatory (Title V)
AML Program
Alaska Department of Natural Resources
Division of Mining, Land, and Water
550 West 7th Ave., Suite 900D
Anchorage, AK 99501-3577
Abandoned Mine Lands – Alaska Division of Mining, Land, and Water
Coal Regulatory Program
Alaska Department of Natural Resources
Division of Mining, Land and Water
550 West 7th Ave., Suite 900D
Anchorage, AK 99501-3577
Coal Regulatory Program – Alaska Division of Mining, Land, and Water

NEW MEXICO

Abandoned Mine Lands (Title IV) Regulatory (Title V)
Abandoned Mine Land Program
+ Mining and Minerals Division
New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department
Mining and Minerals Division
1220 South St. Francis Drive
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Abandoned Mine Land Program - Mining and Minerals (nm.gov)
Coal Mine Reclamation Program
+ Mining and Minerals Division
New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department
Mining and Minerals Division
1220 South St. Francis Drive
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Coal Mine Reclamation Program - Mining and Minerals (nm.gov)

NORTH DAKOTA

Abandoned Mine Lands (Title IV) Regulatory (Title V)
Reclamation Division
North Dakota Public Service Commission
600 East Boulevard, Dept. 408
Bismarck, ND 58505
Jurisdiction: Abandoned Mine Lands: Public Service Commission, North Dakota
Same Contacts as Title IV

WYOMING

Abandoned Mine Lands (Title IV) Regulatory (Title V)
Abandoned Mine Lands Division
Department of Environmental Quality
200 West 17th Street
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Wyoming DEQ|Abandoned Mine Land
Land Quality Division
Department of Environmental Quality
122 West 25th St, Herschler Building, 3W
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality|Land Quality

MONTANA

Abandoned Mine Lands (Title IV) Regulatory (Title V)
AML Section
Montana Department of Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 200901
Helena, MT 59620
Abandoned Mine Lands | Montana DEQ (mt.gov)
Mine Waste Cleanup Bureau
Montana Department of Environmental Quality
1520 E. Sixth Ave.
P.O. Box 200901
Helena, MT 59620
Home | Montana DEQ (mt.gov)

COLORADO

Abandoned Mine Lands (Title IV) Regulatory (Title V)
Inactive Mine Reclamation Program
Colorado Department of Natural Resources
Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety
1313 Sherman St., Rm. 215
Denver, CO 80203
Inactive Mine Reclamation Program | Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety
Coal Regulatory Program
Colorado Department of Natural Resources
Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety
1313 Sherman Street, Rm. 215
Denver, CO 80203
Coal Regulatory Program | Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety

UTAH

Abandoned Mine Lands (Title IV) Regulatory (Title V)
Abandoned Mine Reclamation
Utah Department of Natural Resources
Division of Oil, Gas and Mining
1594 West North Temple, Suite 1210
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining
Utah Department of Natural Resources
Division of Oil, Gas and Mining
1594 West North Temple, Suite 1210
P.O. Box 145801
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining

SOUTH DAKOTA

Abandoned Mine Lands (Title IV) Regulatory (Title V)
SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES
Minerals and Mining Program
Joe Foss Building
523 E Capitol Ave
Pierre, SD 57501-3182
https://denr.sd.gov/des/mm/mmprogram.aspx
Same Contacts as Title IV

IDAHO

Abandoned Mine Lands (Title IV) Regulatory (Title V)
Idaho Department of Lands
Boise Office:
300 N. 6th Street, Suite 103
Boise, ID 83702
(208) 334-0200 Phone
(208) 334-5342 or (208) 334-3698 Fax

 

Or

Coeur d’Alene Office:
3284 W. Industrial Loop
Coeur d’Alene, ID 83815
(208) 769-1525 Phone
(208) 769-1524 Fax
Abandoned Mine Lands | Department of Lands (idaho.gov)

About Mining | Department of Lands (idaho.gov)

ARIZONA

Abandoned Mine Lands (Title IV) Regulatory (Title V)
Arizona State Mine Inspector
1700 West Washington, 4th Floor
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Abandoned Mines | Arizona State Mine Inspector (az.gov)
 

OREGON

Abandoned Mine Lands (Title IV) Regulatory (Title V)
  Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries
229 Broadalbin St. SW
Albany, OR 97321
DOGAMI : Mining & Permits Overview : State of Oregon

CALIFORNIA

Abandoned Mine Lands (Title IV) Regulatory (Title V)
​California Department of Conservation
Division of Mine Reclamation
8​01 K Street, MS 09-06
Sacramento, CA 95814
Division of Mine Reclamation (ca.gov)
 

WASHINGTON

Abandoned Mine Lands (Title IV) Regulatory (Title V)
Geology and Earth Resources Division
MS 47007, Olympia, WA 98504-7007
360-902-1450, fax: 360-902-1785
Surface Mining and Reclamation | WA - DNR