Awards

National Reclamation Awards

IMCC established the Annual Reclamation Awards Program to recognize outstanding achievements in reclamation and to promote reclamation on a national level. These awards are intended to identify and recognize companies and individuals who maintain compliance with regulatory requirements and apply innovative techniques to reclaim land following mining activities.

IMCC National Reclamation Awards Program: Background & Criteria and Past Winners

2020 Noncoal Winner:
Lafarge - Algonquin Pit #5 (Illinois)

2020 Coal Winner:
Rosebud Mining Company - Ehrenfeld Mine (Pennsylvania)

National Minerals Education Awards

The Mineral Education Awards identify and recognize educators, companies, and organizations who make innovative efforts in promoting understanding and education about earth science and about mining and its impacts.

IMCC National Minerals Education Awards Program: Background & Criteria and Past Winners

2020 Public Outreach Category:
Navajo Transitional Energy Company & North American Coal Bisti Fuels
New Mexico

National Mine Safety and Health Training Awards

The Mine Safety and Health Training Awards recognize excellence in mine safety and health training programs and materials.

IMCC National Mine Safety and Health Training Awards Program: Background & Criteria and Past Winners

STATE AWARD:
2020 Metal/Nonmetal - Surface Mining Winner:
Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy - Division of Mineral Mining

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STATE AWARD:
2020 Coal - Underground Mining Winner:
Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy - Division of Mines

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STATE AWARD:
2020 Coal - Surface Mining Winner:
Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy - Division of Mines