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# Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Award Recipients

Recognized projects go beyond reclamation requirements to achieve superior results in returning a site to productive use after completion of mining. Listed below is information on winners since 2017. For information on recipients since 1992, please contact awards@osmre.gov.

OSMRE presents five awards:
                - One national award
                - One national award for small projects  (restricted to projects receiving less than $1 million in a state or tribe that receives less than $6 million annually in AML funding)
                - Three region-based awards  (Appalachian, Interior, Western)

 

##         2023 Award Recipients      

### 2023 National Award

*The Friendship Highwall Reclamation Project*Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mineral Resources Management

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### 2023 Small Project Award

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

 

### 2023 Appalachian States Award

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

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### 2023 Interior States Award

*Patrick (IA-170) AML Reclamation Project*Iowa Department of Agriculture Abandoned Mine Land Program

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### 2023 Western States Award

*West Sopris Coal Refuse AML Reclamation Project*Colorado Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety Inactive Mines Program

##         2022 Award Recipients      

### 2022 National Awardee 

*Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area** – Bear Valley *

Pennsylvania Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation 

 

### 2022 Small Project Awardee 

AML Project TX000056 

Texas Abandoned Mine Lands Program 

 

### 2022 Regional Awardee 

#### *Appalachian States Award *

Big South Fork Slide Repair 

Kentucky Division of Abandoned Mine Lands 

 

#### *Interior States Award *

Sugar Ridge Fish & Wildlife Area 

Indiana Abandoned Mine Land Program 

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#### *Western States and Tribes Award *

Hanna Football Field, Track & Elementary School 

Wyoming Abandoned Mine Land Division 

##         2021 Award Recipients      

### 2021 National Awardee

**DeRonde Site Southeast Iowa**Reclamation of the DeRonde site required cleaning up 70 acres of highwalls, spoil piles, polluted water bodies, and much more. 

 

### 2021 Regional Awardee

**Dutchman Canyon Site, New Mexico**The Dutchman Canyon Site project reclaimed nearly 200,000 cubic yards of coal waste, steep unstable piles, a local stream and more more. 

 

**Wolf Branch Middle School, Illinois**The Wolf Branch Middle School suffered from a dangerous landslide that involved reclaiming the site and remediating the gymnasium, multi-purpose room, band room, kitchen, and lockers. 

 

**Stineman Refuse Pile: Path of the Flood Trail, Pennsylvania**The Stineman Refuse Pile project reclaimed over 600,000 cubic yards of refuse, installed riparian buffers, and much more. 

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### 2021 Small Project Award

**Noonan Foamed Sand Project, North Dakota**Subsidence features within the Harris M. Baukol Wildlife Management Area, posed a hazard to the public. The site itself however posed a learning opportunity for the North Dakota AML Program. The reclamation efforts charted new techniques and innovation.

 

##         2020 Award Recipients      

### 2020 National Awardee

**Ehrenfeld AML Pilot Reclamation/Recreation & Watershed Improvement Project, Pennsylvania**Approximately 70 acres of coal refuse piles located along the "Johnstown Path of the Flood Trail," posed multiple environmental threats to the area. Frequent erosion clogged an unnamed tributary to the Little Conemaugh River, as a result, highly acidic water leached into and subsequently impaired local streams, burning areas of refuse piles and degrading air quality for the residents. To address these hazards, Pennsylvania's AML Program removed the refuse piles, eliminated the surface burning conditions and improved the Little Conemaugh watershed. The reclamation project has resulted in new opportunities for recreation and tourism with the addition of a community park and safer walking trails.

 

### 2020 Regional Awardee

**Ridgeway Drive (Ferrell & McDaniel) Landslide Emergencies, West Virginia**In 2018, West Virginia received two different reports of landslides within the same neighborhood. Calls from concerned residents regarding these slides, and the subsequent investigations by West Virginia's AML program, revealed that more than 10 homes were threatened, while another home had slid partially downhill. With the threat to people's lives and property imminent, West Virginia's quick response abated the threats to the residents and helped to stabilize their properties, preventing further damage and economic loss. 

 

**Buttermilk Highwalls, AML Site 1820, Indiana**Two large and dangerous highwalls located near a public road posed a danger to anyone driving, hiking, hunting or fishing near the Sugar Ridge Fish and Wildlife Area. Indiana's AML program worked with one of its sister agencies in the Indiana DNR to address the hazards. This collaborative effort eliminated 1,615 linear feet of dangerous highwalls while mitigating future acid mine drainage (AMD) problems, improving wetland areas, and providing better wildlife habitat, all of which improved recreational opportunities at the site. 

 

**The Carrick Mine AML Project, North Dakota**A 20-acre abandoned mine site located near two popular recreation areas contained dangerous highwalls and a large, water-filled pit. The site not only posed a hazard to the public, but also raised liability concerns for private landowners who used the property as horse pasture and a hunting area. North Dakota's AML program addressed these issues by eliminating approximately 1,300 feet of dangerous highwalls, creating a pond that recharges fresh water, and preserving a prehistoric, petrified tree stump, estimated to be between 55 and 60 million years old. 

 

### 2020 Small Project Awardee

**Ruffner Mountain Portals AML Project, Alabama**Open mine portals in a nature preserve adjacent to several popular hiking trails posed a danger not only to the public, but also to the over 600 Tricolor bats that called the portals home. When a bat study confirmed the presence of White-nose syndrome within the bat population, the urgency to limit human entry to the portals was heightened. Alabama's AML program reclaimed the site, resolving public safety concerns while minimizing the ecological impact to the local area.

 

##         2019 Award Recipients      

### 2019 National Awardee

**Dessecker Mine Project, Ohio**The land owned by the Camp Tuscazoar Foundation and the Boy Scouts, was subjected to a number of health, safety, property and general welfare threats from historic mining, including acid mine drainage, open mine portals, and hazardous equipment left in the open. To address the hazards, Ohio’s AML Program sealed the portals, eliminated a dangerous highwall, removed hundreds of tons of debris, and preserved historically significant mining assets for the next generation. The state formed a partnership with the community to solve many of the AML problems. The result now allows Scouts, visitors and people living nearby to enjoy the former mine site safely. 

 

### 2019 Regional Awardee

**Roger Cornett Slide, Kentucky**On a rainy Friday night in April 2018, Kentucky received a call from a resident concerned about a sudden landslide near his home, his rental properties, and a neighbor’s house. The landslide brought down tons of mud, trees, and old coal, threatening people’s lives and property. Kentucky’s quick response abated the threats to the residents and the safety of their property. 

 

**Narrow Lake Abandoned Mine Land Site 1805, Indiana**A dangerous and large highwall loomed above a road and a lake in the Greene-Sullivan State Forest, posing a danger to anyone driving, hiking, or fishing near Narrow Lake. Indiana’s AML program worked with two sister agencies in the Indiana Department of Natural Resources to address the AML hazard. The collaborative effort removed almost 4,000 linear feet of highwall, and the agencies created additional cabin areas, built a new boat ramp, constructed more than a mile of trails, and added new fish habitat, all of which improved recreational opportunities at the site. 

 

**Wise Hill Underground Fire Mitigation, Colorado**One of the biggest underground mine fires in Colorado burned for more than 70 years, frustrating repeated efforts to contain or extinguish it. After several unsuccessful attempts to suffocate it, the fire migrated thousands of feet, grew in size, and threatened a nearby coal mine, and a town. The fire also generated toxic gases and heat that could have ignited surface vegetation, potentially leading to wildfires. Colorado’s program used methods learned from a previous underground mine fire project to mitigate the threat and contain the fire deep underground, minimizing the danger of wildfire and toxic fumes. 

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### 2019 Small Project Awardee

**Marvel Gob Fire, Alabama**An ongoing mine fire at Alabama’s old Marvel mines caused havoc in a small community with surface temperatures reaching as high as 930 degrees Fahrenheit on the surface. More than an acre of gob material was burning, generating noxious odors, smoke and fog. Alabama’s AML program put out the fire, and reclaimed the site in 50 working days. The project is considered small in scale by reclamation standards, but for people living nearby, Alabama’s AML Program solved an important community concern. 

 

##         2018 Award Recipients      

### 2018 National Awardee

**Logan Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Project, Iowa**Prior to reclamation, the site’s barren, eroded spoil piles and pits were concealed by invasive shrubs, stunted trees, and a small plot of pines. The Logan Reclamation Project provided several opportunities to adopt and refine new approaches to overcome technical challenges. The site was seeded with plants that attract pollinators, in particular monarch butterflies. The effort is already showing results. The vegetation is attracting local wildlife, including a goose nest and a beaver dam.  

 

### 2018 Regional Awardee

**Joan Bernat Slide Project, Kentucky**The Joan Bernat Slide High Priority Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Project was completed at the historic coal camp town of Hardburly, near Hazard, Kentucky. In May 2016, local residents reported that a slide had occurred on a hillside above multiple residences and feared that further movement would threaten their homes. Hazard KDAML Emergency Branch personnel hastily worked to reroute the drainage above the slide, controlling drainage and silt from the slide, and improving drainage structures near the homes. The actions of the state and partners brought peace of mind to the residents of Hardburly. 

**Snow Hill Abandoned Mine Land Site 882 Project, Indiana**The Snow Hill Abandoned Mine Land project addressed public safety concerns and environmental damage caused by two large, coarse, coal refuse piles, with a total area of 40 acres on each side of North Coal Creek in Vigo County, Indiana. Acid mine drainage and eroding coal refuse from the two refuse piles clogged the North Coal Creek channel and substantially degraded its water quality. The Division of Reclamation took actions to make the area safe for the community by installing drainage structures, establishing a wetland, and regrading the coal refuse embankments.  

**Hydraulic Pit Reclamation Project, Alaska**Coal mined in the first half of the 20th century by various companies created 3.5 miles of large open pits along the south side of Healy Creek. The highwall extended for 1,600 feet in length and stood as high as 265 feet. The reclamation project eliminated the dangerous high wall, improved safety, conserved and improved water quality, enhanced wildlife habitat, and augmented recreation opportunities. 

Watch the 2018 Alaska Regional Award Winner video here. 

 

### 2018 Small Project Awardee

**Mid-Lothian Mines Park Project, Virginia**The historic Mid-Lothian Mines abandoned mine land features the remains of the first documented mining in Virginia’s Richmond Coalfields. Unfortunately, the features were in serious disrepair and disintegration. Open shafts, subsidence areas and falling structures were huge safety hazards to the surrounding residential areas. After the landowner donated the land to Chester County, the state was able to close two vertical openings, stabilize and close two hazardous equipment and facilities structures, close one subsidence area, and stabilize two pits and three slumps. Today, the Mid-Lothian Historical Mines Park comprises the 42-acre reclamation site and is the most visited park in the county.

Watch the 2018 Small Project Award Winner video here. 

 

##         2017 Award Recipients      

### 2017 National Awardee

**Huling Branch AML Reclamation/ATV Recreation and Watershed Improvement Project, Pennsylvania**This AML reclamation project is responsible for the elimination of dangerous highwalls, removal of spoil piles and the reduction of acid mine drainage impacts on surface and groundwater. As a result the site is now open to allterrain vehicles (ATVs). The project team also used the Forestry Reclamation Approach (FRA) to reforest the land.

### 2017 Regional Awardees

**Bell Central School HP AML Reclamation Project, Kentucky**This project stabilized a landslide area near a school access road and parking lot that posed a serious threat to student and staff safety. Reclamation was finally completed after previous unsuccessful attempts to secure funding.

 

**Sugar Ridge Fish and Wildlife Area 2 Project, Indiana**This AML reclamation project fixed several dangerous highwalls and an eroding gob pile near a fish and wildlife area. The project was further complicated by excess water from a flooded underground mine near the site.

 

**Madrid Low Impact Stormwater Project, New Mexico**This AML reclamation effort brought together an assorted group of citizens living and working in a small historic coal town to address sediment-producing gob piles from a mining site dating back more than 180 years.

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### 2017 Small Project Awardee

**Hurricane Fork Gob Pile Project, Virginia**This AML reclamation project leveraged new technologies and community partnerships to address one of southwest Virginia’s worst mine-related watershed impacts.

 

##         2016-1993 Award Recipients      

## 2016 Awardees

#### National Award: 

                            - The Sand Coulee Water System Restoration Project , Great Falls, Montana

#### Appalachian Regional Award: 

                            - The Mather, PA – Reclaiming a Company Town Project , Morgan Township, Green County, PA

#### Mid-Continent Regional Award:

                            - *The Highway 15 Pit Subsidence Emergency Project* , St. Clair, County, Illinois

#### Western Regional Award: 

                            - The Coyote Canyon Coal Fire Mitigation Project , Coyote Canyon, New Mexico

#### Small Project Award:

                            - The Halleck Mine AML Project , Bowman, North Dakota

## 2015 Awardees

#### National Award: 

                            - The Lake Valley Mine Safeguard Project , Lake Valley, Sierra Country, New Mexico 

#### Appalachian Regional Award:

                            - The Simpson Northeast Coal Refuse Project , Fire Fell Township, Lackawanna County, PA 

#### Mid-Continent Regional Award: 

                            - The AML Site 2052 Minnehaha Slurry Project , Sullivan County, Indiana

#### Small Project Award: 

                            - The Lightner/Boston Coal Mine Erosion Control Project , Durango, Colorado

## 2014 Awardees

### 2014 Abandoned Mine Land Presentation Video

#### National Award:

                            - The AML Site 309, Mill Creek Highwall Project , Pike County, Indiana

#### Appalachian Regional Award:

                            - The Aaron Run Watershed AMD Remediation Project , Westernport, Maryland

#### Mid-Continent Regional Award: 

                            - The Goff AML Reclamation Project , Marion County, Iowa

#### Western Regional Award: 

                            - The Smith Hill Coal Mine Reclamation Project , Crested Butte, Colorado

#### Small Project Award: 

                            - The Big Ben Emergency Shaft Project , Springfield, Missouri

## 2013 Awardees

                            - No Awards were given for projects this year

## 2012 Awardees

#### National Award:

                            - *The Dents Run AML/AMD Ecosystem Restoration Project* , Benezette Township, Elk County, Pennsylvania

#### Appalachian Regional Award:

                            - *The Lower Rock Creek Watershed Restoration Project* , McCreary County, Kentucky

#### Mid-Continent Regional Award:

                            - *The I-72 Piers 3 Sag Subsidence Emergency Project* , Sangamon County, Illinois

#### Western Regional Award: 

                            - The Spring Meadow Lake Abandoned Mine Reclamation Project , Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Montana

#### Small Project Award: 

                            - The Maclean 3 Abandoned Mine Reclamation Project , Carbon County, Utah

## 2011 Awardees

#### National Award: 

                            - The Newport North Project , Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

#### Appalachian Regional Award: 

                            - The Kempton Refuse and AMD/AML Project , Tucker County, West Virginia

#### Mid-Continent Regional Award:

                            - The Westercamp AML Reclamation Project , Mahaska County, Iowa

#### Western Regional Award: 

                            - The Kleenburn Coal Mine AML Site Project , Sheridan County, Wyoming

#### Small Project Award: 

                            - The Thomas Acid Mine Drainage Reclamation Project , Carroll County, Ohio

## 2010 Awardees

#### National Award: 

                            - The Crellin Elementary School Environmental Remediation and Education Project , State of Maryland Department of the Environment, Abandoned Mine Lands Division

#### Appalachian Award:

                            - The Barnes-Watkins Refuse Pile Reclamation Project , Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation

#### Mid-Continent Award:

                            - *The 6lst Street North SW Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Project* , Oklahoma Conservation Commission, Abandoned Mine Land Program

#### Western Regional Award:

                            - The Temple Mountain Project , Utah Division of Oil, Gas & Mining, Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Program

#### Small Project Award: 

                            - Cranes Nest Gob Pile Project , Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy, Division of Mined Land Reclamation

## 2009 Awardees

#### National Award: 

                            - The West Suscon Abandoned Mine Reclamation Project , Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation, Jenkins Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

#### Appalachian Regional Award: 

                            - The Belden AMD Reclamation Project,  Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mineral Resources Management, Carroll County, Ohio

#### Mid-Continent Regional Award: 

                            - The Mabel New-Superior AML Reclamation Project , Railroad Commission of Texas, Surface Mining and Reclamation Division, Live Oak County, Texas

#### Western Regional Award: 

                            - The Millsap Creek Tailings Reclamation Project , Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Inactive Reclamation Program, Teller County, Colorado

#### Small Project Award:

                            - The Waal West Reclamation Project , Section II, Iowa Abandoned Mine Land Program, Mines and Minerals Bureau, Mahaska County, Iowa

#### Small Project Award: 

                            - The Suntrana Tipple AML Project , Alaska Department of Natural Resources, AML Program, Healy Creek Valley, Alaska

## 2008 Awardees

#### National Award(s):

                            - The Peanut Mine Reclamation Project , Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Inactive Mine Reclamation Program, Crested Butte, Gunnison County, Colorado

##### Category II: 

                            - The Yankee-Vukonich Coal Reclamation Project , New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department, Mining and Minerals Division, Abandoned Mine Land Program, Colfax County New Mexico
> The National Award, Category II award is reserved for states or tribes receiving less than six million annually in AML funding and for projects less than one million dollars

#### Appalachian Regional Award: 

                            - The Fishing Run Restoration and Maude Mine Reclamation Project , Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation, South Fayette Township, Allegheny County Pennsylvania

#### Mid-Continent Regional Award: 

                            - The Log Creek Church AML Reclamation Project: Sites 900 & 2040 , Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division of Reclamation, Pike and Warrick Counties, Indiana 

#### Western Regional Award: 

                            - The Cottonwood Wash Reclamation Project , Utah Division of Oil, Gas & Mining Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program, San Juan County, Utah

## 2007 Awardees

#### National Award(s): 

                            - The Real De Dolores Mine Safeguard Project , New Mexico Mining and Minerals Division, Mine Reclamation Bureau

##### Category II:

                            - The Buchanan County Park Highwall Elimination Project , Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy, Division of Mined Land Reclamation
> The National Award, Category II award is reserved for states or tribes receiving less than six million annually in AML funding and for projects less than one million dollars

#### Appalachian Regional Award: 

                            - The Kalp and Melcroft AMD Abatement Project , Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation

#### Mid-Continent Regional Award: 

                            - The Overman AML Reclamation Project , Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Surface Mining Section

#### Western Regional Award: 

                            - The Kemmerer Coal Reclamation Project: 17H, Phase I, Contract A , Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, Abandoned Mine Land Division

## 2006 Awardees

#### National Award: 

                            - The Comet Mine and Millsite Project , Montana (Montana Department of Environmental Quality, Abandoned Mine Section)

##### Category II: 

                            - The Shallmar Coal Refuse Site Project,  Garrett County, Maryland (Maryland Department of Environment, Bureau of Mines) 
> The National Award, Category II award is reserved for states or tribes receiving less than six million annually in AML funding and for projects less than one million dollars

#### Appalachian Regional Award: 

                            - The Monongahela South No. 1 Highwall Mine Project , Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Quality Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation)

#### Mid-Continent Regional Award: 

                            - The Trinkle Reclamation Project , Iowa (Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship)

#### Western Regional Award: 

                            - The Garrison Abandoned Mine Land Project , North Dakota (North Dakota Public Service Commission)

## 2005 Awardees

#### National Award, Appalachian Regional Award, and People's Choice Award: 

                            - The Spewing Camp Branch Refuse AML Project , Kentucky

#### Mid-Continent Regional Award: 

                            - The AML Site 380 Project , Sugar Ridge Fish and Wildlife Area, Indiana

#### Western Regional Award:

                            - The Mesa State Collect/Environmental Restoration Education Project , Colorado

## 2004 Awardees

#### National Award and Appalachian Regional Award: 

                            - The Neds Branch Impoundment Project , West Virginia

#### Mid-Continent Regional Award: 

                            - The Coles Creek Project , Indiana

#### Western Regional Award: 

                            - The Cerrillos South Mine Safeguard Project , New Mexico

#### People's Choice Award: 

                            - The Snake River Gravel Pit Project , Wyoming

## 2003 Awardees

#### National Award and Appalachian Regional Award: 

                            - The Taylor Creek Impoundment Project , West Virginia

#### Mid-Continent Regional Award: 

                            - The Victory Mine Project , Site 82, Indiana

#### Western Regional Award and People's Choice Award:

                            - The Cove 3 Project , Navajo Reservation

## 2002 Awardee

#### National Award and Mid-Continent Regional Award: 

                            - The Sunshine Mine Reclamation Project , Indiana

#### Appalachian Regional Award:

                            - The Kempton Coal Waste Stabilization and Doser Installation Project , Maryland

#### Western Regional Award and People's Choice Award: 

                            - The Sugarite Canyon Coal Mine Reclamation Project , New Mexico

#### Special Engineer of the Year Award:

                            - John Kretzmann , Chief Design and Project Engineer with the New Mexico Abandoned Mine Land Bureau

## 2001 Awardees

#### National Award and Appalachian Region Award:

                            - The Vindex Reclamation Project , Maryland

#### Mid-Continent Regional Award:

                            - The West Huntington Joint Reclamation Project , Arkansas

#### Western Regional Award:

                            - The Sunnyside Project , Utah

## 2000 Awardees

#### National Award:

                            - The Monument Valley 2 AML Reclamation Project , Navajo Reservation

#### Appalachian Regional Award:

                            - The Blackwater River Limestone Drum Station , West Virginia

#### Mid-Continent Regional Award:

                            - The Oklahoma Partnership Approach to Reclamation of Abandoned Mine Land , Oklahoma

#### Western Regional Award:

                            - The Socorro West Mine Safeguard Project , Socorro West, New Mexico

## 1999 Awardees

#### National Award:

                            - The Monument Valley 2 AML Reclamation Project , Navajo Reservation

#### Appalachian Regional Award:

                            - The Blackwater River Limestone Drum Station Project , West Virginia

#### Mid-Continent Regional Award:

                            - The Oklahoma Partnership Approach to Reclamation of Abandoned Mine Land , Oklahoma

#### Western Regional Award:

                            - The Socorro West Mine Safeguard Project , Socorro West, New Mexico

## 1998 Awardees

#### National Award:

                            - The Long Fork Sedimentation Project , Virginia

#### Appalachian Regional Award:

                            - The Muddy Creek East Project , Pennsylvania

#### Mid-Continent Regional Award:

                            - The Poffenbarger Project , Iowa

#### Western Regional Award:

                            - The Sunrise Mining District Project , Wyoming

## 1997 Awardees

#### National Award and Appalachian Regional Award: 

                            - The Upper Lehigh Project , Pennsylvania

#### Mid-Continent Regional Award:

                            - The ALCOA Project , Texas

#### Western Regional Award:

                            - The Silver Reef Project , Utah

## 1996 Awardees

                            - No Awards were given for projects this year

## 1995 Awardees

#### National Award:

                            - The Aladdin Coal Tipple Interpretive Site Project , Wyoming
                            - The Summit Reclamation Project , Utah
                            - The City of Mines Project  - Independence Mine and Mill, Colorado
                            - The Gage Mine Safeguard Project , New Mexico
                            - The Middle Fork Duck Creek Watershed Project , Ohio
                            - The Rattlesnake Reclamation Project , Tennessee
                            - The North Fork Watershed Project , Virginia
                            - The Rock Springs Subsidence Abatement and Public Utility Repair Project , Wyoming

#### Director's Award: 

                            - The Meadow Creek Project , Tennessee - Winning project for the Elimination of acid mine drainage

## 1994 Awardees

                            - The Harrison County Road 51 Project , Ohio
                            - The Shirley Basin Uranium District Project , Wyoming
                            - The Adrian Southeast Project , Pennsylvania
                            - The Eckhart Coal Waste Stabilization Project , Maryland
                            - The Colorado Bats/Inactive Mines Project , Colorado
                            - The Tintic Project , Utah
                            - The Richmond Shafts Project , Virginia
                            - The Rush Run Portals Project , West Virginia
                            - The Crook County Bentonite Project , Wyoming

## 1993 Awardees

                            - The Boonville Hospital RAMP Project , Indiana
                            - The Coppermine Abandoned Mine Project , Navajo Reservation
                            - The Gay Branch Gob Pile Project , Virginia
                            - The Lead and Zinc Mine Sites Reclamation Project , Illinois
                            - The Ocean Refuse Removal Project , Maryland
                            - The Pine Creek Mine Shafts Project , West Virginia
                            - The Pyramid Coal Company Reclamation Project , Illinois
                            - The Shiloh Reclamation Project , Arkansas
                            - The Veca Pit and Spoils Project , Wyoming
                            - The White Oak IV Reclamation Project , Ohio