Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES
Part XV - Office of Conservation-Surface Mining
Subpart 1 - General Information
Chapter 4 - Exemption for Coal Extraction Incidental to the Extraction of Other Minerals
Section XV-415 - Stockpiling of Minerals

1. up to an amount equaling a 12-month supply of the coal required for future sale, transfer or use as calculated based upon the average annual sales, transfer and use from the mining area over the two preceding years; or

2. for a mining area where coal has been extracted for a period of less than two years, up to an amount that would represent a 12-month supply of the coal required for future sales, transfer or use as calculated based on the average amount of coal sold, transferred or used each month.

1. The office shall disallow all or part of an operator's tonnages of stockpiled other minerals for purposes of meeting the requirements of this Chapter if the operator fails to maintain adequate and verifiable records of the mining area of origin, the disposition of stockpiles or if the disposition of the stockpiles indicates the lack of commercial use or market for the minerals.

2. The office may only allow an operator to utilize tonnages of stockpiled other minerals for purposes of meeting the requirements of this Chapter if:

3. The office may allow an operator to utilize tonnages of stockpiled other minerals beyond the 12-month limit established in §415. B.2 if the operator can demonstrate to the office's satisfaction that the additional tonnage is required to meet future business obligations of the operator, such as may be demonstrated by a legally binding agreement for future delivery of the minerals.

4. The office may periodically revise the other mineral stockpile tonnage limits in accordance with the criteria established by §415. B 2-3 based on additional information available to the office.