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Montana Industrial And Energy Minerals Bureau Records, 1949-2006

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Montana Deptartment of Environmental Quality, Permitting & Compliance Division
Title
Montana Industrial And Energy Minerals Bureau Records
Dates
1949-2006 (inclusive)
Collection Number
SMFiche 1
Summary
In 1971 the Montana Coal and Uranium Bureau was established as part of the Reclamation Division of the Department of State Lands. In 1996 it was changed to the Industrial and Energy Minerals Bureau of the Department of Environmental Quality. These Records (1966-2002) consist of subject files on coal and uranium mining and oil extraction companies operating in Montana. Files include correspondence; bond releases; prospecting and operating permit files; annual, inspection, and monitering reports, reports re, violations, comprehensive mine plans, reclamation planning, and research, as well as general statistical reports re coal production from 1968-1994. Also included are surveys, maps, contracts, environmental impact statements, and other date re vegetation, geology, air quality, etc. The bulk of the records are arranged alphabetically by company name. However a separate subgroup of permit files of the Montana Bureau of Mining and Geology (MBMG) are organized by county.
Repository
Montana Historical Society, Library & Archives
Montana Historical Society Research Center Archives
225 North Roberts
PO Box 201201
Helena MT
59620-1201
Telephone: 4064442681
Fax: 4064445297
mhslibrary@mt.gov
Languages
English
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Historical Note

In 1971 the Reclamation Division was created as part of the Montana Department of State Lands. Included in the division was the Coal and Uranium Bureau which was created to oversee the activities of commercial coal and uranium extraction companies. In 1996, via state government reorganization, the Bureau was changed to the Industrial and Energy Minerals Bureau when the Reclamation Division was transferred to the Department of Environmental Quality. With this change the Bureau expanded it's responsibilities to include petroleum companies and other energy related extraction industries.

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Content Description

These records consist of subject files on coal and uranium mining and oil extraction companies operating in Montana. Files include correspondence; bond releases; prospecting and operating permit files; annual, inspection, monitering, and violation reports; mine reclamation planning and research reports; comprehensive mine plans; surveys; maps; contracts; permanent program submissions for commercial coal mines; Environmental Impact Statements, and other data concerning vegetation, geology, soils, archeology, cultural resources, water, blasting, air quality erosion, spoils, road relocation, hydrology, wildlife, dust, etc. The records are arranged alphabetically by company name [to locate files by file number see scattered lists in accession records]. These files may also contain compiled statistical coal production reports for the various companies/mines for 1968 through 1994. [To locate files by file number see scattered lists in accession records] One set of fiche includes coal production statistics (1968-1979) from all of the mines. Also included in a separate subgroup are permit files of prospecting/mining/drilling projects of the Montana Bureau of Mining and Geology (MBMG). These MBMG files are organized by county. In addition, the Coal and Uranium Bureau subgroup contains correspondence for the Coal Bureau and Opencut mining. The correspondence is arranged chronologically by file name.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Acquisition informationavailable upon request

Processing Note

Fiche envelopes within each company in the Subject Files are organized by the order in which they were received which is roughly chronological.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection


2005

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