The Excellence in Surface Coal Mining Awards are presented to coal mining companies that achieve the most exemplary mining and reclamation in the country. Typically, winners demonstrate a commitment to using sound mining practices and executing highly effective reclamation plans designed to enhance postmining beneficial use of the land.
The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA) provides that, as a prerequisite for obtaining a coal mining permit, an applicant must post a reclamation bond to ensure that the regulatory authority has sufficient funds to reclaim the site in the case the permittee fails to complete the approved reclamation plan.. Under SMCRA 509(c) there are several avenues for coal mining ...
The current noncoal mining law is called the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (Noncoal SMCRA, Act No. 219), which was enacted in 1984. This replaced the old Act No. 147. Before Act 147 took effect (a time known as PreAct, taken to be prior to January 1, 1972), quarries were abandoned and left unreclaimed when mineral ...
Surface and underground mining are currently the most commonly employed methods for accessing ore, minerals, or other metal and nonmetal commodities. This course covers common mining methods, as well as the lifecycle of a mine, from the development through reclamation.
Jul 27, 2021 · 1734 would extend the collection of coal reclamation fees through 2036. The bill would reauthorize annual payments to states and Indian tribes under the Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) program, which would be made without further appropriation. Under the bill, the Office of Surface Mining ...
A 2year reclamation or mining technology degree plus 1 year of general experience as defined above is fully qualifying for GS5. Specialized Experience (for positions above GS5): Experience that demonstrated: Knowledge of reclamation problems associated with surface mining and/or the surface effects of underground mining and the techniques ...
The Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975 (SMARA, Public Resources Code Section 2710 et. seq.) declared that the extraction of minerals is essential to the continued economic wellbeing of the State and to the needs of the society, and that the reclamation of mined lands is necessary to prevent or minimize adverse .
California's "Surface Mining And Reclamation Act" of 1975 Public Resources Code, Division 2, Chapter 9, Section 2710 et seq. The intent of SMARA is to create and maintain an effective and comprehensive surface mining and reclamation policy, with regulation of surface mining operations.
(4) to assure that reclamation of all land on which surface coal mining takes place occurs as contemporaneously as practicable with the surface coal mining, recognizing that extracting coal by responsible mining operations is an essential and beneficial economic activity;
The reclamation process for all surface mining—including coal, bentonite, and trona—is very similar. When mining begins, the top soil—the top layer of fertile soil in which plants grow—is removed and saved for later use. The overburden—the soil that covers the mineral—is also removed and saved.
Surface Mining and Reclamation. DEQ's Surface Mining and Reclamation group regulates the mining of coal and other mineral resources to ensure that the environment isn't harmed during mining. It also works to ensure that mined properties are returned to beneficial use after operations shut down. Staff, which .
MRD8 Appliion for Bond Release. PDF. MRD9 Notice of Exempt Operation. PDF. MRD10 Notice of Grandfathered Operation. PDF. MRD11 Appliion To Amend Surface Mining Permit Reclamation Plan. PDF. MRD12 Certifiion of Legal Right To Mine.
Jul 02, 2020 · Yesterday, the Surface Mining Control Reclamation Act Amendments Act of 2019 ( 4248) passed that would authorize the Department of the Interior to reauthorize the fee supporting the Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Trust Fund: reimburse states and tribal governments from the fund for the emergency restoration, reclamation, abatement, control,. Continue reading
The Alabama Surface Mining Commission is the primary regulatory authority for Surface and Underground Coal Mining Operations for the State of Alabama under the Federal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977. Our office is loed on the second floor of the Pinnacle Bank Building at 1811 2nd Avenue, .
(e) surface mining and reclamation technology are now developed so that effective and reasonable regulation of surface coal mining operations by the States and by the Federal Government in accordance with the requirements of this chapter is an appropriate and necessary means to minimize so far as practicable the adverse social, economic, and ...