BLM WY State of Wyoming, Abandoned Mine Land Coordination AML

Wyoming State Office of the BLM and State of Wyoming, Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Abandoned Mine Lands, have partnered to work collaboratively to close hundreds of adits, shafts, and to mitigate other dangerous mine features on public lands. This partnership has supported program priorities of both the State of Wyoming and BLM to improve land health and access to public lands by conducting surveys of potential sites and mitigating any physical and environmental hazards present. This work builds shared knowledge and resources to develop and implement an effective closure program and remediation program.