OSMRE Abandoned Mine Land Awards
These Office of Surface Mining's Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Awards are presented to abandoned mine land reclamation programs that completed exemplary reclamation. The objective is to give public recognition to those responsible for the nation's most outstanding achievement in land reclamation and to encourage the exchange and transfer of successful reclamation technology. You can find more information about the awards on the Office of Surface Mining's web page at https://www.osmre.gov/programs/abandoned-mine-land-awards-program
National Award Winner
The Friendship Highwall Reclamation Project
Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mineral Resources Management
The 2023 award winners are:
Small Project Award Winner
Dutchman Canyon Maintenance and Stream Restoration AML Reclamation Project
New Mexico Energy Minerals and Natural Resources Department
Appalachian States Award Winner
Morgan Run Recreational Facility (West Decatur PO) AML Reclamation Project
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation
Interior States Award
Patrick (IA-170) AML Reclamation Project
Iowa Department of Agriculture Abandoned Mine Land Program
Western States and Tribes Award
West Sopris Coal Refuse AML Reclamation Project
Colorado Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety Inactive Mines Program
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Western: Hanna Football Field, Track & Elementary School. Wyoming Abandoned Mine Land Division
Mid-Continent: Sugar Ridge Fish & Wildlife Area. Indiana Abandoned Mine Land Program
Appalachian: Big South Fork Slide Repair. Kentucky Division of Abandoned Mine Lands
Small Project: AML Project TX000056 . Texas Abandoned Mine Lands Program
National: Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area – Bear Valley. Pennsylvania Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation
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Western: New Mexico
Mid-Continent: Illinois
Appalachian: Pennsylvania
Small Project: North Dakota
National: Iowa
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Western: North Dakota
Mid-Continent: Indiana
Appalachian: West Virginia
Small Project: Alabama
National: Pennsylvania
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Western: Colorado
Mid-Continent: Indiana
Appalachian: Kentucky
Small Project: Alabama
National: Ohio
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Western: Alaska
Mid-Continent: Indiana
Appalachian: Kentucky
Small Project: Virginia
National: Iowa
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Western: New Mexico
Mid-Continent: Indiana
Appalachian: Kentucky
Small Project: Virginia
National: Pennsylvania
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Western: Navajo
Mid-Continent: Illinois
Appalachian: Pennsylvania
Small Project: North Dakota
National: Montana
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Western: None
Mid-Continent: Indiana
Appalachian: Pennsylvania
Small Project: Colorado
National: New Mexico
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Western: Colorado
Mid-Continent: Iowa
Appalachian: Maryland
Small Project: Missouri
National: Indiana
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Western: Colorado
Mid-Continent: Alabama
Appalachian: West Virginia
Small Project: New Mexico
National: Pennsylvania
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Western: Montana
Mid-Continent: Illinois
Appalachian: Kentucky
Small Project: Utah
National: Pennsylvania
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Western: Wyoming
Mid-Continent: Iowa
Appalachian: West Virginia
Small Project: Ohio
National: Pennsylvania
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Western: Utah
Mid-Continent: Oklahoma
Appalachian: Virginia
Small Project: Maryland
National: Pennsylvania
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Western: Colorado
Mid-Continent: Texas
Appalachian: Ohio
Small Project: Iowa & Alaska
National: Pennsylvania
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Western: Utah
Mid-Continent: Indiana
Appalachian: Pennsylvania
Small Project: New Mexico
National: Colorado
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Western: Wyoming
Mid-Continent: Kansas
Appalachian: Pennsylvania
Small Project: Colorado
National: New Mexico
Past Award Winners