News Releases

2009 News Releases
October 27, 2009
Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy Performing Inventory of Mine Features in Richmond Coalfield

September 23, 2009
Public Hearings Scheduled on Amendments to Virginia Gas and Oil Regulations

May 22, 2009
DMME to Hold Seminar on "Addiction in the Workplace"

May 15, 2009
DMME Schedules Public Education Meetings on Natural Gas and Surface Owner RIghts

February 26, 2009
DMME Offers Electrical Certification Classes in Wise County

February 16, 2009
Coal Surface Mining Reclamation Regulations Effective March 18, 2009

February 11, 2009
Governor Kaine Announces $3.6 Million in Funding to Provide Public Water to Hundreds of SW Virginia Homes

January 30, 2009
McDonnell Awards Oxycontin Civil Settlement Funds
DMME Receives $150,000 to assist in controlling substance abuse in coal mining

2008 News Releases
December 5, 2008
DMME Announces Opening of Russell County Office

October 14, 2008
DMME Proposes Amendments to Safety and Health Regulations Governing Mineral Mines

August 4, 2008
Coal Surface Mining Reclamation Regulations to be Amended

July 7, 2008
DMME Announces Intended Regulatory Action to Amend Virginia Gas and Oil, Gas and Oil Board and Geothermal Regulations

April 25, 2008
Proposed Rule Would Allow Use of Updated Coordinate System to Locate Gas and Oil Wells

April 4, 2008
Students Celebrate Arbor Day by Planting Trees on Mined Land

February 4, 2008
Governor Kaine Announces Clean Energy-Environment State Partnership with EPA

January 14, 2008
Governor Kaine Announces $1.9 Million in Funding to Provide Public Water to 110 Homes in Buchanan and Lee Counties

2007 News Releases

2006 News Releases

2005 News Releases

2004 News Releases

2003 News Releases

2002 News Releases

2001 News Releases

2000 News Releases

1999 News Releases

1998 News Releases

*** Please note you will need Adobe's Acrobat Reader in order to view documents on this page.