Illinois Administrative Code
Title 62 - MINING
Part 1772 - REQUIREMENTS FOR COAL EXPLORATION
Section 1772.14 - Requirements for Commercial Use or Sale
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) Except as provided under 62 Ill. Adm. Code 1772.14(b) and 1700.11(a)(3), any person who intends to commercially use or sell coal extracted during coal exploration operations under an exploration permit, shall first obtain a permit to conduct surface coal mining operations for those operations from the Department under 62 Ill. Adm. Code 1773 through 1785.
b) With the prior written approval of the Department, no permit to conduct surface coal mining operations is required for the sale or commercial use of coal extracted during exploration operations if such sale or commercial use is for coal testing purposes only. The person conducting the exploration shall file an application for such approval with the Department. The application shall demonstrate that the coal testing is necessary for the development of a surface coal mining and reclamation operation for which a surface coal mining operations permit application is to be submitted in the near future, and that the proposed commercial use or sale of coal extracted during exploration operations is solely for the purpose of testing coal. The application shall contain the following: