OSM FACT SHEET
U.S. Department of the Interior                                    
Office of Surface Mining                     
June 2, 1999
                                                                                                                                                
                  OSM AWARDS NEW MEXICO $1, 980, 674
              FOR ABANDONED MINE LANDS PROGRAM

          The Interior Department's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and

Enforcement (OSM) is providing New Mexico a $1, 980, 674 grant to fund

the State's abandoned mine lands (AML) program.

     The grant money comes from the National Abandoned Mine

Reclamation Fund, which receives reclamation fees from active coal

 producers at the rate of 35 cents per ton of surface mined coal and 15

cents per ton of coal mined underground.


                                                              -DOI-

                                
For additional information about the grant contact Rick Martinez (505) 
827-5978.