Missouri and Illinois have a lot of maps of the old mines. Studying what lies under the Land of Lincoln is noteworthy because of the extent of mines under the state. There are over 800,000 acres ...

(The Center Square) – Federal funds will help Missouri Department of Natural ... U.S. Geological Survey and 14 states to better map locations of mine waste and measure the potential for critical ...

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A plan to build a silica mine in southeast Missouri suffered yet another setback on Tuesday when an appeals court ruled state regulators were within their authority to deny the project a permit. The ...

Missouri has a long history of mining metallic minerals like lead ... in the area surrounding Fredericktown, but they need to map it out before it can be mined. “The environmental footprint ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is expected to reclaim more than 10,000 acres of abandoned coal mine sites across the state. The department recently received $ ...

Missouri has a long history as a mining state, and legislators provided $16 million in funding in the 2024 fiscal year budget to explore the potential of new mining projects. At the helm of this ...

Abandoned mines throughout Missouri exist on private land. MO DNR works with all owners of the land before starting any reclamation projects.