On or before January 31 of each year, every owner or operator shall make a report covering the twelve months preceding the previous January 1. Such report shall contain the name and address of the operator, the location of the mine, the capacity of the mine, the mineral resource being produced, the total tons mined, […]
Every operator shall make a map of the surface of the property and a map of the underground workings. Such map shall be updated and submitted annually to the division. Each map shall be retained by the division in its permanent records. Such records shall be available for inspection, on request, by the public. Maps […]
To protect the public health and safety from the improper storage, transportation, and use of explosives at mine sites, the office of active and inactive mines is authorized to enter into agreements with the United States bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and explosives and other authorized federal agencies, consistent with their statutory authorities, to provide […]
No person under eighteen years of age shall be employed in or about a mine except in office, janitorial, or food service capacities or other nonextraction, preparation, or production activities on the surface of such mine. Source: L. 88: Entire article R&RE, p. 1196, § 5, effective July 1.
It is the duty of the operator of every mine to notify the director prior to the opening of any mine or the abandonment of any mine. Before a mine is abandoned or closed, the owner shall make a complete survey of all workings not represented on the maps and plans of such mine, and […]
The entrance to inactive or abandoned workings shall be posted to warn unauthorized persons against entering the territory. Abandoned workings shall be sealed or ventilated. Source: L. 88: Entire article R&RE, p. 1197, § 5, effective July 1. Editor’s note: This section is similar to former § 34-25-108 as it existed prior to 1988.
When operations are temporarily suspended in a mine, the operator shall see that danger signals are placed across the mine entrances, which signals shall be a warning for persons not to enter said mine. If the circulation of air through the mine is stopped, each entrance to said mine shall be closed off in such […]
It is required that every corporation, company, or person engaged in the business of mining and selling by weight, and where workmen are paid on a tonnage basis, to produce and constantly keep on hand, at the proper place, the necessary scales and whatever else may be necessary to correctly weigh the coal or other […]
In all underground workings approaching property lines, a barrier pillar shall be left at least fifty feet on each side of the property line; but said barrier pillars may be removed upon mutual agreement of the operators in writing. Source: L. 88: Entire article R&RE, p. 1197, § 5, effective July 1. Editor’s note: This […]
[ Editor’s note: This version of subsection (1) is effective until March 1, 2022.] Every abandoned or inactive mine endangering the life of man or beast shall be securely covered or fenced. It is the duty of the operator of such mine, upon the abandonment or cessation of operations therein or thereon, to securely cover […]
[ Editor’s note: This version of this section is effective until March 1, 2022. ] Any person removing or destroying any covering or fencing placed around or over any mine as provided for in section 34-24-110, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than […]
It is unlawful for any person to enter any active or inactive mine unless accompanied by, or with prior written permission from, the operator of said mine. Persons desiring entry into abandoned mines, where the operator cannot be found, shall first secure written authorization from the office of the commissioner or the office of active […]
