(a) The commissioner of natural resources shall implement this chapter. (b) This chapter applies to state, federal, municipal, and private land and water subject to mining operations. (c) Except as provided in AS 27.19.040(b), this chapter does not apply to an activity regulated under AS 27.21. (d) This chapter does not alter or diminish the […]
A mining operation shall be conducted in a manner that prevents unnecessary and undue degradation of land and water resources, and the mining operation shall be reclaimed as contemporaneously as practicable with the mining operation to leave the site in a stable condition.
(a) Except as provided in AS 27.19.050, a miner may not engage in a mining operation until the commissioner has approved a reclamation plan for the mining operation. (b) In reviewing a reclamation plan for state, federal, or municipal land under (a) of this section, the commissioner may consider, after consultation with the commissioners of […]
(a) The commissioner shall require an individual financial assurance in an amount not to exceed an amount reasonably necessary to ensure the faithful performance of the requirements of the approved reclamation plan. The commissioner shall establish the amount of the financial assurance to reflect the reasonable and probable costs of reclamation. The assurance amount may […]
(a) AS 27.19.030(a) and 27.19.040 do not apply to a mining operation (1) where less than five acres are mined at one location in any year and there is a cumulative unreclaimed mined area of less than five acres at one location; or (2) where less than five acres and less than 50,000 cubic yards […]
The commissioner, on a determination that an agreement is in the best interest of the state, may enter into a cooperative management agreement with the federal government or a state agency to implement a requirement of this chapter or a regulation adopted under it.
(a) A miner who violates or permits a violation of an approved reclamation plan and fails to comply with a lawful order of the commissioner forfeits the financial assurance or a portion of the assurance and is liable to the state in a civil action for the full amount of reclamation and administrative costs incurred […]
(a) Except as provided in AS 44.37.011, AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) applies to this chapter. (b) The commissioner may adopt regulations to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
In this chapter, (1) “lode mine” means a mining operation that removes the minerals from consolidated rock rather than from a placer deposit; (2) “materials” means sand, gravel, riprap, rock, limestone, slate, peat, and other substances from the ground that are not locatable or leasable under state law; (3) “mined area” (A) means an active […]
