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OSMRE — Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

Parent: U.S. Department of the Interior. Domains in this note: osmre.gov.

What they regulate

OSMRE (Interior) implements the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act for coal mining and related reclamation. It does not license commodity intermediaries. Coal desks may still need MSHA, BLM/state mining, transport, and CFTC layers when paper is involved. Indexed ≠ endorsed.

Always prefer the live .gov site over a third-party mirror. Index ≠ endorsement.

How to verify

  1. OSMRE home — Surface coal mining regulation and reclamation — not a CFTC coal-futures licence.
  2. Programs / AML context — Prefer live osmre.gov regulatory and abandoned-mine pages.

Official portal: https://www.osmre.gov/

Questions this page answers

Does OSMRE license coal brokers?

No. OSMRE regulates surface coal mining and reclamation. Trading intermediaries follow other commercial/CFTC rules when applicable.

OSMRE vs MSHA vs BLM?

OSMRE is surface-mining reclamation/regulation; MSHA is mine safety; BLM manages many public-land mineral programs.

Is a BrokerMafia agency page an endorsement?

No. Index ≠ endorsement. BrokerMafia is not a government agency and does not issue licenses.

Where is the full .gov directory?

https://brokermafia.com/usa/ — with JSON/CSV downloads that include the full local SLD inventory from CISA.

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