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Originally Nebraska was "NB"; but, in November 1969, the Post Office changed it to "NE" to avoid confusion with New Brunswick in Canada. [ 4 ] Prior to 1987, when the U.S. Secretary of Commerce approved the two-letter codes for use in government documents, [ 13 ] the United States Government Printing Office (GPO) suggested its own set of ...
Congress created the Office of Surface Mining with the passage of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, and this agency inherited USBM's surface mining activities. [5] The Department of Energy (DOE), also established in 1977, took over the USBM Coal Productivity Research division. [6]
The post office closed in 1916. By 1919 nearly all mining had ceased at Franklin and residents vacated, though a few families including the Moore family remained behind. Ernest Moore later wrote a book about his African-American family's experiences in The Coal Miner Who Came West (1982).
25th Anniversary of the Surface Mining Law: A report on the protection and restoration of the nation's land and water resources under the Surface Mining Law, Office of Surface Mining, 2003. Available at OSM website. Green, Edward. State and Federal Roles Under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, 21 S. Ill. U. L.J. 531 (1997)
Warden's courts existed in Queensland from 1874 to 2001. They were originally established under the Gold Fields Act 1874 and restricted to goldfields; other minerals had similar courts presided over by "mineral lands commissioners". The Mining Act 1898 merged the two offices under the title mining
The Washington State Department of Commerce is a state agency in Washington. Based in the state's capitol, Olympia, Washington, the agency is responsible for community and economic development. The agency manages several boards and commissions with a focus on businesses, local governments, tribes, and community-based organizations.
The Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DEMIRS) is a department of the Government of Western Australia.The department was formed on 1 July 2017, out of the former Department of Mines and Petroleum and Department of Commerce.
It was a company-owned mining town founded in 1907 by the Washington Union Coal Company, a subsidiary of the Union Pacific Railroad to supply coal for their steam locomotives. Tono was located in southern Thurston County about 20 miles (32 km) south of Olympia, Washington , 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Tenino , 2 miles (3.2 km) east of the town of ...