Race Family honored by Bureau of Land Management
AMA member Race Family Mining Operation (DBA Goldnuts, LLC), Jack Wade won the Bureau of Land Management’s 2019 Hardrock Mineral Small Operator Award, which recognizes operators or organizations, with fewer than 15 employees, who have demonstrated continuous or repeated efforts to successfully meet or exceed Federal, State or local reclamation requirements with minimal oversight. “The Race Family Mining Operation is being recognized for their progressive approach to stream reclamation in the Fortymile Wild and Scenic River area of Alaska,” the award statement said. “Since 2014, they have improved upon traditional reclamation practices in order to accelerate both wildlife and fisheries habitat recovery. They have also conducted stream reclamation procedures for neighboring operations.” The awards were presented at a ceremony in Washington by BLM Deputy Director for Operations Michael D. Nedd. The Department
of the Interior created the Reclamation and Sustainable Mineral Development Awards Program to showcase some of the finest examples of responsible mineral resource development. The purpose of the awards is to recognize superior work involving the three components of sustainable development: environmental health, social responsibility and economic security. Congressman Don Young congratulates Jack Wade for winning the BLM’s Hardrock Mineral Small Operator Award for outstanding reclamation at the Race Family Mining Operation.
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