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Our programs help facilitate the energy, mineral and geologic activities that take place within your national forests.

Abandoned Mine Lands: A Decade of Progress Reclaiming Hardrock Mines: A new joint Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management publication commemorating the 10th anniversary of the AML program.

Diggin' Deep: Minerals and Geology Management National Newsletter.

The Geology and Minerals Training Office: (GMTO) is the Forest Service's principal training facility for the design, development, and delivery of geology and minerals-related technical training and training materials. Find the latest information on course offerings.

Main Page for Minerals Management Information: Find the Forest Service Reclamation Bond Training Guide and Minerals Sustainability Commitment statement and the publication, Anatomy of A Mine.  Link  to locatable, leasable, salable, and reserved and outstanding minerals information, forms, and production.

Geological Resources Management: Link to Forest Service Geomorphic Classification System, geology in other national forests and regions.

Paleontological Resources Management: Find information on fossil collecting, paleontology legislation, paleontology in the national forests, and links to other paleontological web sites.

Appeals: Forest Service decisions related to minerals on National Forest System lands.

 

Energy Leasable Minerals: Find the Forest Service's Energy Implementation Plan, geophysical forms, energy regulations, and links to the White House National Energy Policy and Bureau of Land Management energy information.

Energy Policy Act Section 390 Categorical Exclusions for Oil and Gas Activities

Administrative Categorical Exclusions for Oil and Gas Exploration and Development

 

Locatable Minerals: Find the Forest Service Minerals Policy Statement, surface management regulations,  plan of operations form, notice of intent instructions, mineral production annual summary, and minerals inventory information.

36 CFR 228A, Federal Register Notice.  Proposed rule would revise the regulations for locatable mineral operations on National Forest System Lands

Mineral Materials or Salable Minerals: Find links to mineral materials sales contract, mineral material annual  production, Forest Service mineral  minerals regulations and manual sections.

Reserved and Outstanding Minerals: Forest Service manual section and Secretarial orders related to private and reserved mineral estates.

AML/ Restoration: Forest Service information on restoring and reclaiming lands and watersheds affected by mining practices.

Ecosystem Restoration: Provides ecological restoration tools to designers, managers and practitioners in a web-based information repository hosted by the University of Montana.


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