An in-depth look at the environmental impact of Illinois mining and reclamation efforts. For nearly a century, Illinois was one of the top coal producing states. While mining is greatly diminished ...

A geomorphic reclamation site in the Gas Hills in 2018, left, and in 2023. A team of UW researchers, armed with a three-year, $450,000 National Science Foundation grant, is studying how mine ...

In Texas, surface mine reclamation is a decades-long process – one that requires scientific precision, environmental insight and strong collaboration. For nearly 50 years, Texas A&M AgriLife has ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship announced Thursday it was beginning construction on eight abandoned mine land reconstruction projects ...

Note: This article is a sidebar to this issue’s feature story. When Jim Kuipers started accumulating information for his guide to Hardrock Reclamation Bonding Practices in the Western United States, ...

TOWN OF AUBURN, Wis. — A five-year study in Chippewa County has transformed a reclaimed frac sand mine into a successful wild prairie. Researchers are hopeful that lessons learned can be used at other ...

When retired coal miner Phillip Johnson bought a small building several years ago, he had someone he knew with a bulldozer haul it to a secluded hollow in the steep mountains above where he’d grown up ...

The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) Recognizes NTEC with the United States’ Preeminent Award for Mine Reclamation at Navajo Mine FARMINGTON, N.M.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Navajo ...

A state board this week agreed to give former state lawmaker Don Coram another construction season to finish work reclaiming three uranium and vanadium mine sites in Montrose and San Miguel counties.