RECLAMATION SUCCESS

Consolidation Coal Company

The Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation & Enforcement presented the 2004 National Excellence in Surface Coal Mine Reclamation Award to Consolidation Coal Company for reclamation at Illinois surface mining operations.  The OSM awards program began in 1986 to publicly recognize outstanding active coal mine reclamation and to highlight and show recognition for exemplary reclamation techniques.

With more than 30,000 permitted acres and the regulatory requirement to return the land to its previous productivity, Consolidation Coal Company developed a successful reclamation method in prime farmland conditions. Research showed soil loosening was needed to eliminate compaction problems, and a special plow was developed. The 17-inch lifting motion fractures compacted soils and plows to depths of 48 inches, resulting in soils that consistently meet performance standards.

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