Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions.

Use Restrictions

There are no use restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Director's correspondence and subject files of the Virginia Dept. of Mines, Minerals and Energy, 1978-2018. Accession 54495, State government records collection. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va.

Acquisition Information

Accession 54495 was transferred by the Virginia Dept. of Energy, 8 May 2025.

Processing Information

This collection has been processed using minimal processing standards: the original arrangement has been maintained, the container list is brief and simple, and the records have not been refoldered and fasteners have not been removed.

Biographical/Historical Information

In 1983 a series of mine accidents helped to trigger the consolidation of mining and mineral activities into the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy. The act, which was approved April 7, 1984, brought together the divisions of mineral resources, mines and quarries, mined land reclamation, energy, and included the duties with regard to mine safety previously administered by the Department of Labor and Industry. The mission was to enhance the development and conservation of energy and mineral resources in a safe and environmentally sound manner in order to support a more productive economy in Virginia. The name of the Dept. of Mines, Minerals and Energy was changed to the Dept. of Energy effective October 1, 2021 (HB 1855, Chapter 532, approved April 7, 2021).

Scope and Content

Correspondence and Subject Files, 1978-2018, consist of 7 boxes and are arranged in original order. These records document the planning, administrative activities, functions, major achievements and initiatives, and the implementation of agency programs, and are evidence of actions and policy decisions. Includes Director's correspondence, 1990-2017 (chronological order) and Subject files, 1978-2018. Files may include correspondence, legislation, policies, regulations and reports. Topics may include abandoned mine line reclamtion, alternative fuels, clean energy, coal mining and regulations, drilling, gas, mine safety, mineral mining, oil, renewable energy and the Southmountain Explosion.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into the original order.