OSM FACT SHEET
U.S. Department of the Interior                        
                        Office of Surface Mining
                           February 18, 1998
                                                    
                                                    OSM AWARDS NAVAJO TRIBE $9,262,180
                       ABANDONED MINE LANDS GRANT
                                    
The Interior Department s Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and
Enforcement (OSM) has awarded the Navajo Indian Tribe a $9,262,180 grant to assist
in funding the tribe s abandoned mine land (AML) reclamation program on tribal lands
in Arizona and New Mexico.
Legislation was enacted in July 1987 authorizing Indian Tribes to operate their
own AML reclamation programs, while OSM continues to administer the federal
regulatory program for coal mine reclamation on Indian Lands and the AML Fund.

                                  -DOI
                                    
For additional information about the grant contact Madeline Roanhorse (520) 871-
                                    
7593.