Office of Abandoned Mine Lands and Reclamation
WEBThe Office of Abandoned Mine Lands & Reclamation of West Virginia oversees and facilitates the resolving of public safety issues as mine fires & subsidence, hazardous highwalls, mining-impacted water supplies, open shafts and portals, and other dangers resulting from mining before 1977.
West Virginia Mine Map Archives
WEBHistorical & Statistical Data /. West Virginia Mine Map Archives. The Coal Industry of West Virginia is nearly 150 years old. It is estimated that over those years, thousands of mines were abandoned in West Virginia. In many cases very little information was compiled regarding these mines.
6 Abandoned Mine Lands Sites Tapped For Development - West Virginia ...
WEBMay 3, 2023 · West Virginia has hundreds of abandoned mine lands sites many decades old. A report from the Ohio River Institute says that Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) in West Virginia — these are coal mines abandoned before 1977 — account for 173,000 acres of land with reclamation costs estimated at $5 billion.
Interactive map of coal mines in West Virginia
WEBThe West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey provides an of underground and surface coal mining activity in West Virginia. The map shows areas of active and historical coal mining in both underground and surface mines, with separate colors for auger and highwall mining.
Abandoned Mine Lands and Reclamation
WEBDepartment of Environmental Protection 601 57th Street SE Charleston, WV 25304 Phone: 304-926-0440 Toll Free: 866-568-6649
abandoned mine lands - ArcGIS
WEBDec 14, 2020 · Data maintained for the West Virginia Abandoned Mine Lands inventory.
Abandoned Mine Lands Economic Revitalization (AMLER) Program
WEBThe WVDEP’s Office of Abandoned Mine Lands and Reclamation (AML) administers federal funding for economic development projects on abandoned mine lands through its AMLER Program. This program helps projects located on or adjacent to mine sites that ceased operations prior to the signing of the Surface Mine Control and Reclamation Act …
Re-Powering West Virginia's Abandoned Coal Mines - ArcGIS …
WEBMay 4, 2021 · This preliminary analysis will only consider abandoned coal mines since they are the most abundant type of contaminated site in West Virginia (94.4% of all pre-screened sites) and polygon outlines of abandoned mine lands are available through the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection.
Gov. Justice recommends 9 abandoned mine land projects
WEBUpdated: Mar 2, 2022 / 03:18 PM EST. CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Nine projects for economic development at abandoned mine land sites across the state, including projects in Harrison and Monongalia counties, have been recommended by Gov. Justice.
Acid Mine Drainage of Abandoned Mines in West Virginia
WEBExploring how abandoned mines of Northeastern West Virginia leech heavy metals into local stream bodies as a result of acid mine drainage.
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