News Release No. 457

LAND RECLAMATION COMMISSION
TO MEET NOV. 16 IN JEFFERSON CITY

Volume 33-457

Contact: Renee Bungart

(For immediate release)

573-751-4465

JEFFERSON CITY, MO, NOV. 4, 2005 -- The Missouri Land Reclamation Commission will meet at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 16, at the Department of Natural Resources' Conference Center, 1738 E. Elm St., Jefferson City.

The Commission will discuss coal bond releases for Associated Electric Coop., Inc Prairie Hill Mine; Continental Coal, Inc Mary Jane Mine #1; Associated Electric Coop., Inc NEMO Mine; and Midwest Coal Co, Tiger Mine. The commission will also discuss mining permitting, reclamation activities, hearing requests and mining enforcement.

For more information, contact the Missouri Department of Natural Resources' Land Reclamation Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-4041.

People requiring special services or accommodations to attend the meeting can make arrangements by calling 800-361-4827 or 573-751-4041. Hearing-impaired individuals may contact the program through Relay Missouri at 800-735-2966.

For news releases on the Web, visit www.dnr.mo.gov/newsrel. For a complete listing of the department's upcoming meetings, hearings and events, visit the department's online calendar at www.dnr.mo.gov/calendar/search.do.

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