Mineral Mining Eforms System Troubleshooting Guide

In order for the Virginia Energy Mineral Mining Information and E-Forms Systems to function optimally, http://www.energy.virginia.gov (the domain for the Information System) and https://www.energy.virginia.gov (the secure, E-Forms System domain) should both be added to your browser's list of trusted sites (found in Internet Explorer under "Tools">"Internet Options">"Security">"Trusted Sites"). This may eliminate problems viewing parts of the system or downloading files.

Sections of the Virginia Energy Mineral Mining E-Forms System use pop-up windows; therefore, pop-ups should not be blocked for the E-Forms system website. To avoid issues with viewing pop-up windows, add http://www.energy.virginia.gov to the list of sites from which pop-ups are allowed in both Internet Explorer (found under "Tools">"Pop-up Blocker">"Pop-up Blocker Settings") and Google's pop-up blockers.

Some areas of the Virginia Energy Mineral Mining Information and E-Forms Systems provide the opportunity to download files in several formats. To take advantage of these available files, downloads and download prompting should be enabled once you have added the Information and E-Forms Systems to your Trusted Sites. In Internet Explorer, these settings are found under "Tools">"Internet Options">"Security">"Trusted Sites">"Custom Level." Additionally, users should ensure that they have software installed that is capable of viewing the file format downloaded. Where appropriate, VA DMM has recommended internet locations where freeware versions of software can be obtained to view certain downloads. Information is typically available in Adobe PDF and MS Excel formats from the Information System. Downloads may be available in several different electronic formats from the E-Forms system as operators are able to upload submissions in numerous formats.

Much of the information available on the Virginia Energy Mineral Mining Information and E-Forms Systems can be viewed directly in an internet browser if the correct plug-in has been installed. For example, many of the reports and database information available from the systems can be retrieved in Adobe PDF format. The Adobe Reader and plug-in software can be obtained from Adobe's website

The Virginia Energy Mineral Mining Information and E-Forms Systems have been designed to function in an Internet Explorer Version 5 and higher environment. Virginia Energy Mineral Mining recommends Internet Explorer Version 5 or greater be used to view the online systems; however, the Virginia Energy Mineral Mining Information System has been found to function acceptably when using any browser.

Additional data is being added to the Virginia Energy Mineral Mining Information and E-Forms Systems daily. If data for known operations cannot be found on the system, it may not yet be available online. Users may choose to contact the