|  | **20th Anniversary of the Surface Mining Law:**  A report on the protection and restoration of the nation's land and water resources under the Surface Mining Law | The 20th Anniversary report is available in both printed and electronic format.  For web site use the complete report is provided in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format.The printed version of the report is available upon request.  This color-illustrated report includes a description of the Surface Mining Law, its implementation, and seven case-studies showing on-the-ground reclamation that is being achieved.  Part 2: Statistical Information, presents national and state regulatory and Abandoned Mine Land statistics for the 20-year period.

 Part 1: The illustrated report (3,827 KB file)
  PART 2: Statistical information  National statistics 1977-1997(Coal production, number of mines, enforcement actions: inspections and citations issued, acreage permitted, acreage of reclamation bonds released, Abandoned Mine Land reclamation accomplishments, cost of reclamation, and estimated cost of reclaiming remaining problems--244 KB file) 
State Statistics:- Alabama   (29 KB file)  Alaska (28 KB file)Arkansas
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- California   (27 KB file)  Colorado  (28 KB file)Georgia
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- Illinois   (30 KB file)  Indiana (28 KB file)Iowa
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- Kansas   (28 KB file)  Kentucky (29 KB file)Louisiana
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- Maryland   (28 KB file)  Missouri (28 KB file)Montana
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- New Mexico   (28 KB file)  North Dakota  (28 KB file)Ohio
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- Oklahoma   (31 KB file)  Pennsylvania (28 KB file)Tennessee
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- Texas   (28 KB file)  Utah (28 KB file)Virginia
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- Washington   (27 KB file)  West Virginia  (29 KB file)Wyoming
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- Crow Tribe   (28 KB file)  Hopi Tribe (27 KB file)Navajo Tribe
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- Non-producing states and tribes   (24 KB file)       Office of Surface Mining1951 Constitution Ave. N.W.Washington, D.C. 20240202-208-2719getinfo@osmre.gov |
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