state mining law / procurement services / coal mining industry / electricity / non-complying operator / mine site / surface mining methods / active coal mining operations / permit applications / farm machinery / reclamation law / underground mining method / information technology / natural resources management / mining / underground technology / surface coal mining operations / underground mining / proposed law / water systems / Coal mining / underground mining methods / surface mining / energy / reviewing permit applications / /
NaturalFeature
Wabash River / /
Organization
Congress / Division of Reclamation Citizen / Indiana Coal Producers Association / federal government / United States Congress / Indiana Division of Reclamation / office of Surface Mining / Reclamation and Enforcement / Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund / Department of Interior / Indiana Department of Natural Resources / /
Position
contractor / structural engineer / Secretary of Interior / Historic Preservation Act Executive / reclamation specialist / Secretary of the Interior / /
I INTRODUCTION In the early 1900s, steam powered mining equipment became the dominant method of coal removal History of Mining in Indiana Bituminous coal was first discovered in Indiana along the Wabash River in 1736.