22-1010 – Purpose.

§ 22-1010. Purpose. The purpose of this article is to prohibit mining of uranium within the state.

22-1030 – Legislative Findings.

§ 22-1030. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds and declares that mining of uranium may pose a significant danger to the public health, safety and welfare and the environment in that: 1. such mining activities may pose a significant threat of contamination and depletion of the state’s drinking water supplies, including surface and subsurface waters; […]

22-1050 – Definitions.

§ 22-1050. Definitions. For the purposes of this article the following terms shall have the following meanings: 1. “Mining” means the extraction or removal of minerals from the ground or the breaking of the surface soil in order to facilitate or accomplish the extraction or removal of such minerals for commercial or industrial use; but […]

22-1070 – Activities Prohibited.

§ 22-1070. Activities prohibited. No person shall mine for uranium by any method including, but not limited to, drilling, excavation and liquid or chemical extraction. Nothing in this article shall be construed to prohibit or in any way restrict mining for coal, peat, garnet, marble, granite, or any other material which may contain traces of […]