The Department is also responsible for the reclamation of land disturbed by mining operations.

The Department regulates the production of coal and non-fuel minerals in the State.

The current Director of the Mining Department is Mary Ann Pritchard, who was appointed by the Commission in 1998.

The Department of Mines was established in 1907 during the term of Governor of Oklahoma Charles Haskell.

The membership of the Commission consists of one person with experience in each of the following fields: engineering or geology, labor or worker's safety, agriculture or soil conservation, transportation, economic development or banking, public utilities, natural resources, and two persons selected at large.