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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2010 Award Winners

Five State Regulatory Agencies, Six Mining Companies Win Reclamation Awards from the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

• Excellence in Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Award [234 KB]
• Abandoned Mine Reclamation Awards [234 KB]
  

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Photos

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