By Kristine Galloway CHEYENNE – Mining is one of Wyoming’s founding industries, and is historically rooted in the state’s culture and economy. December 6 was National Miner’s Day 2020. The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is taking the opportunity to honor our Wyoming miners and acknowledge the continued impact of Wyoming’s mining history on […]
CHEYENNE – The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ) recently awarded the 2020 Excellence in Mining Reclamation Award for coal to Peabody Powder River Mining LLC regarding its management practices related to the successful revegetation the North Antelope Rochelle Mine near Wright. WDEQ gives the Excellence in Mining Reclamation Awards to Wyoming coal and noncoal […]
CHEYENNE – The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ) recently awarded the 2020 Excellence in Mining Reclamation Award for non-coal to Knife River for its efforts at the VR Mine, a 1,640-acre sand and gravel mine near Glenrock. WDEQ gives the Excellence in Mining Reclamation Awards to Wyoming coal and noncoal mine operators who demonstrate […]
Cheyenne, Wyo – Today, July 7, 2020, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) approved the coal mine permit application from the Brook Mine Company LLC, Permit No. PT0841. The Brook Mine will be located approximately 8 miles northwest of Sheridan, Wyoming. This approved permit application comes after several months of review by the Land Quality Division […]
On September 20, 2019, the United States Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) responded to a recent citizen complaint filed by the Powder River Basin Resource Council (PRBRC). In OSMRE’s response, the federal oversight agency agreed with the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) assessment that the Belle Ary and Eagle Butte mines are […]
More than 100,000 acres of Wyoming land are undergoing reclamation, and nearly half are reclaimed enough to allow livestock and wildlife grazing on the land.
On Tuesday, February 19, 2018, the Wyoming Environmental Quality Council approved proposed rule revisions to the Land Quality Division (LQD) financial assurance regulations. This rule package was developed to address changes in financial assurance instruments, corporate structuring, and financial markets that have occurred since the original LQD bonding rules and regulations were adopted in 1982. […]
On Wednesday, September 19, 2018, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Land Quality Advisory Board approved proposed rule revisions to the financial assurance regulations to move to the Environmental Quality Council. This rule package was developed to address changes in financial assurance instruments, corporate structuring, and financial markets that have occurred since the original […]
On November 6, 2017, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) recognized four Wyoming mining companies with the “Good Neighbor Award”. The four Wyoming coal mine operators recognized are Arch Coal, Cloud Peak Energy, Kiewit Mining Group, and Peabody Energy. The Good Neighbor Award is given to mine operators for successfully working with […]
Dear Deputy Director Owens, The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) requests that you conduct an informal review of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement’s (OSMRE) July 11, 2016 determination on the January 21, 2016 ten-day notice (TON) related to the Wyoming operations of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc., and Alpha Coal West, Inc. (collectively Alpha). […]