Mining Compact Commission News Today

Welcome to the 2023 issue of Montana Mining and the new & improved Montana Mining Association! With the association now in its 50th year, we thought it was the perfect

COLUMBUS, Ohio – For the second year in a row, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Mineral Resources Management (MRM) was awarded the Interstate Mining Compact Commission’s

April 26, 2022 AUSTIN – The Railroad Commission’s Surface Mining and Reclamation Division (SMRD) has earned national recognition for excellence for its drone training program – training that highlights safety and operational efficiency.

Editors Note This is the second article in a two-part series on the dramatic and lasting impact of unregulated coal mining that once took place in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Restoration efforts began 40 years ago and have a long way to go. But funding to restore abandoned mine land is largely tied to fees paid by existing coal mining operations. In an odd twist, we need coal in order to clean up coal. As the nation moves away from coal-generated energy, what will fund the work that lies ahea...