OSM FACT SHEET
U.S. Department of the Interior       Office of Surface Mining
September 26, 1997

OSM AWARDS TENNESSEE $80,000
FOR ABANDONED MINE LANDS PROJECT

    The Interior Department's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and
Enforcement (OSM) has awarded Tennessee a federal reclamation cooperative
agreement grant for $80,000 to provide funding for the Allred Slide abandoned
mine lands reclamation project.

    The $80,000 grant will fund elimination of a pit, regrading and construction
of terraces at the site.

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For further information about the project contact Tim Eagle (423) 594-6203.