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    Bureau of Mining Programs

    Fact Sheets

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    Find the Bureau of Mining Programs fact sheets below.

    General

    • Citizen's Guide to Explosives Regulations in Pennsylvania
    • Environmental Good Samaritan Act
    • Government Financed Construction Contract (GFCC)
    • Well Site Development and Acid-Producing Rock Formations
    • Stray Carbon Dioxide in Homes
    • Methane Gas and Water Wells


    Coal

    • Beneficial Use of Coal Ash at Active Mine Sites
    • Coal Ash Monitoring Parameters and Certification Standards
    • Pennsylvania's Remining Incentives


    Noncoal

    • Bluestone Mining Permits in Pennsylvania
    • Large Noncoal Mining Operations Calculation of Bond Amounts (Consolidated Mineral)
    • Large Noncoal Mining Operations Calculation of Bond Amounts (Unconsolidated Mineral)
    • Quarries and Water Supplies FAQ
    • Sinkholes
    • Small Noncoal Mining Operations Calculation of Bond Amounts

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    • Aggregate Advisory Board
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    • Act 54 Yearly Data
    • Unsuitable for Surface Mining
    • Blasting and Explosives
    • BMP GP-104
    • Bonding
    • Coal Ash Beneficial Use
    • Environmental Good Samaritan Act
    • Forms
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    • Mining Reports
    • Noncoal/Industrial Minerals Mining
    • Noncoal Mines and Quarries FAQ
    • PA Mining History
    • Permitting and Technical Section
    • Program Updates
    • Publications
    • Surface Coal Mining
    • Underground Coal Mining
    • Water Supply Replacement and Compliance
    • Mining Programs

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