Surface Mining and Reclamation Division abandoned mine lands files 1972-1992 bulk 1980-1989

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Surface Mining and Reclamation Division abandoned mine lands files, 1972-1992, bulk 1980-1989

Surface Mining and Reclamation Division abandoned mine lands files 1972-1992 bulk 1980-1989

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/tslac/20156/20156-P.html

The Railroad Commission of Texas oversees surface mining for coal, uranium, and iron ore gravel; and land reclamation when mining is complete. These records document reclamation activities undertaken by the Railroad Commission on abandoned mine lands, as mandated under Title IV of the federal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 and the Texas Administrative Code, 16 TAC, §12.8, and §11.151-154. Files consist of correspondence, memoranda, appraisals, liens, grant histories, public notices and comments, bid documents, invoices and bills, contracts, inspection reports, field reports, progress reports, compliance reports, lab analyses, photographs, maps, soil analyses, certificates of insurance, and environmental assessments and impact statements. Dates covered are 1972-1992, bulk dating 1980-1989. These files are microfiche, the paper copies no longer exist.

119 microfiche

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Texas State Archives