Abandoned Mine Land Inventory Points [Pennsylvania]
Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access (PASDA)
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2025
Full Details
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Title
Abandoned Mine Land Inventory Points [Pennsylvania]
Description
This data set portrays the approximate location of Abandoned Mine Land Problem Areas containing public health, safety, and public welfare problems created by past coal mining. It is a subset of data contained in the Office of Surface Mining (OSM) Abandoned Mine Land Inventory. This layer identifies AML Points representing specific locations within an AML Inventory Site, examples include AML discharge. This data set provides information needed to implement Title IV Abandoned Mine Reclamation, of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) of 1977. One of the major uses of this data set is for the reporting of annual Abandoned Mine Land Program accomplishments to Congress. In addition, the data is used in the National Atlas of the United States for geographic display and analysis at the national level, and for large regional areas.
Creator
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Publisher
Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access (PASDA)
Date Issued
2025
Access Rights
Public
Format
File
Language
English
Date Added
February 22, 2023
Provenance Statement
The metadata for this resource was last retrieved from PASDA on 2025-11-16.
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (2025). Abandoned Mine Land Inventory Points [Pennsylvania]. Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access (PASDA). https://www.pasda.psu.edu/uci/DataSummary.aspx?dataset=458 (dataset)