DOINews: OSM Helps States and Tribes Restore Abandoned Mines

The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is making $369 million available to states and tribes to restore abandoned coal mines, an increase of over $70 million from last year.


28 eligible coal-producing states and tribes can apply for grants based on both their past and present coal production and will use the money to fund projects that fill mine shafts and address other safety hazards and environmental problems resulting from lands mined and abandoned or left inadequately restored before the passage of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977.

The following list shows the funds available to eligible states and tribes for Fiscal Year 2010. Learn more about abandoned land mine grants at the OSM website.


Alabama $ 6,970,619

Alaska $ 2,389,351

Arkansas $ 2,307,179

Colorado $ 7,383,764

Illinois $ 16,141,707

Indiana $ 13,019,930

Iowa $ 2,441,308

Kansas $ 2,425,375

Kentucky $ 37,591,345

Louisiana $ 334,774

Maryland $ 2,630,409

Mississippi $ 242,357

Missouri $ 2,488,655

Montana $ 10,673,897

New Mexico $ 4,503,074

North Dakota $ 3,398,697

Ohio $ 11,617,294

Oklahoma $ 2,473,207

Pennsylvania $ 43,807,638

Tennessee $ 2,571,868

Texas $ 4,147,548

Utah $ 4,181,061

Virginia $ 8,651,897

West Virginia $ 49,917,175

Wyoming $117,352,070

Crow Tribe $ 1,816,094

Hopi Tribe $ 1,101,928

Navajo Nation $ 6,505,765


Learn more about OSM's work to restore abandoned mine lands.