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 

Kenilworth Mine Fire Emergency Abatement, Kenilworth, Carbon County, Utah

Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining, Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program

The 2025 award winners are:

Small Project Award Winner 

Small Project - Gallup Coal Fire Mitigation Project, Gallup, New Mexico

Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department, New Mexico Abandoned Mine Lands Program

Appalachian States Award Winner

Appalachian Award - Alvan (Great Trough Creek), Wells Township, Fulton County, Pennsylvania 

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation  

Interior States Award 

South Lake Highwalls, Pleasantville, Indiana

Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Reclamation

Western States and Tribes Award 

Lewis Mine Fire Mitigation Project, Boulder County, Colorado

Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Abandoned Mine Lands Division

  • Western: Hanna No. 3 Mine, Carbon County Road 297

    Wyoming Abandoned Mine Land Program

    Mid-Continent: Lynnville Highwall Project

    Indiana Department of Natural Resources

    Appalachian: Penn Hills Project, Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation 

    Small Project: Tin Pan Canyon Gob Reclamation Project

    New Mexico Mining and Minerals Division, Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Program

    National: Piper Mine and Cahaba River Wildlife Refuge, Alabama

    Alabama Department of Labor Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Program

  • Western: West Sopris Coal Refuse AML Reclamation Project. Colorado Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety Inactive Mines Program

    Mid-Continent: Patrick (IA-170) AML Reclamation Project. Iowa Department of Agriculture Abandoned Mine Land Program

    Appalachian:Morgan Run Recreational Facility (West Decatur PO) AML Reclamation Project. Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation 

    Small Project: Dutchman Canyon Maintenance and Stream Restoration AML Reclamation Project. New Mexico Energy Minerals and Natural Resources Department

    National: The Friendship Highwall Reclamation Project. Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mineral Resources Management 

  • 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

  • Western: New Mexico

    Mid-Continent: Illinois

    Appalachian: Pennsylvania

    Small Project: North Dakota

    National: Iowa

  • Western: North Dakota

    Mid-Continent: Indiana

    Appalachian: West Virginia

    Small Project: Alabama

    National: Pennsylvania

  • Western: Colorado

    Mid-Continent: Indiana

    Appalachian: Kentucky

    Small Project: Alabama

    National: Ohio

  • Western: Alaska

    Mid-Continent: Indiana

    Appalachian: Kentucky

    Small Project: Virginia

    National: Iowa

  • Western: New Mexico

    Mid-Continent: Indiana

    Appalachian: Kentucky

    Small Project: Virginia

    National: Pennsylvania

  • Western: Navajo

    Mid-Continent: Illinois

    Appalachian: Pennsylvania

    Small Project: North Dakota

    National: Montana

  • Western: None

    Mid-Continent: Indiana

    Appalachian: Pennsylvania

    Small Project: Colorado

    National: New Mexico

  • Western: Colorado

    Mid-Continent: Iowa

    Appalachian: Maryland

    Small Project: Missouri

    National: Indiana

  • Western: Colorado

    Mid-Continent: Alabama

    Appalachian: West Virginia

    Small Project: New Mexico

    National: Pennsylvania

  • Western: Montana

    Mid-Continent: Illinois

    Appalachian: Kentucky

    Small Project: Utah

    National: Pennsylvania

  • Western: Wyoming

    Mid-Continent: Iowa

    Appalachian: West Virginia

    Small Project: Ohio

    National: Pennsylvania

  • Western: Utah

    Mid-Continent: Oklahoma

    Appalachian: Virginia

    Small Project: Maryland

    National: Pennsylvania

  • Western: Colorado

    Mid-Continent: Texas

    Appalachian: Ohio

    Small Project: Iowa & Alaska

    National: Pennsylvania

  • Western: Utah

    Mid-Continent: Indiana

    Appalachian: Pennsylvania

    Small Project: New Mexico

    National: Colorado

  • Western: Wyoming

    Mid-Continent: Kansas

    Appalachian: Pennsylvania

    Small Project: Colorado

    National: New Mexico

Past Award Winners