This mountain- size coal mining spoil pile south of Stigler is being recycled: its shale is being sold, probably for use in road construction. Photo by Bryan Painter
State restoring abandoned coal mine sites
Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
OKLAHOMA CITY – The state Conservation Commission is set to receive nearly $3 million from the federal government to help finance reclamation projects at abandoned coal mine sites in Eastern Oklahoma.
But the task is so large that it will take decades to complete.
Tuesday, March 3, 2020