Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 27, December 30, 2024
Subpart
1.
Submission of application.
An application for a permit to mine containing the
information in subparts 2 to 6, shall be submitted in duplicate by the
applicant to the commissioner.
Subp.
2.
Documents.
To comply with statutory requirements, the applicant shall
submit:
A. a certificate or evidence
of insurance as required by Minnesota Statutes, section
93.481,
subdivision 1, clause (2);
B. the
notice and affidavit of publication pursuant to part 6131.0190, subpart
1;
C. if the applicant is a foreign
corporation, as defined by Minnesota Statutes, sections 300.02 and
303.02, a certified
copy of the certificate of authority to transact business in Minnesota;
and
D. a statement documenting
financial capability to perform reclamation obligations or a performance bond
pursuant to part 6131.0310.
Subp.
3.
Organizational data.
To comply with statutory requirements, the applicant shall
submit:
A. the post office address of
the applicant;
B. the general
organizational structure of the applicant, any parent companies, owners,
principal stockholders, partners, and joint venturers;
C. any managing agents or subsidiaries which
are or may be involved in the mining operation; and
D. organizational relationships between or
among joint applicants.
Subp.
4.
Environmental setting.
To gain information on the environmental setting of the
proposed mining area, the applicant shall submit:
A. A copy of any environmental reports
prepared relative to the mining operation.
B. Environmental setting maps prepared as
overlays to 7-1/2 minute United States Geologic Survey quadrangle maps
delineating the mining area and such adjacent lands as required by the
commissioner to show the areas directly or indirectly affected by the mining
operation. The following information as it exists at the time of application
shall be submitted:
(1) shape and depth of
the peatland;
(2) ditch locations,
surface waterflow in existing ditches, water basins, water courses, and
wetlands which are or could be affected by the mining operation;
(3) surface ownership of record and ownership
of easements above, on, or below the surface within the mining area;
(4) all underground uses of the property
including pipelines and cables; and
(5) exclusion and avoidance areas pursuant to
part 6131.0100, subparts 2 and 3.
Subp. 5.
Mining and reclamation maps
and plans.
The purpose of mining and reclamation maps and plans is to
evaluate anticipated activities to be conducted during the term of the permit.
Minnesota Statutes, section
93.481,
subdivision 3, requires that a permit be issued for the life of the operation.
Therefore, for the operating life of the mine, the applicant shall
submit:
A. Mining and reclamation maps
and cross-sections containing all features normally found on a United States
Geologic Survey quadrangle map, at a scale agreed upon by the applicant and the
commissioner which:
(1) describe the shape,
depth, and type of the peat resource that will support the operating life of
the mine and the texture and type of the underlying mineral soil;
(2) identify potential peat mining areas
which have not been included as part of the mining plan; and
(3) depict at appropriate production or time
intervals approved by the commissioner the status of development and
reclamation for:
(a) mine plots;
(b) ditches;
(c) water control structures;
(d) settling basins;
(e) stockpiling areas; and
(f) auxiliary facilities.
B. Mining and
reclamation plans that describe for the operating life of the mine:
(1) the mining activities to be conducted
including:
(a) the types, amounts, sequence,
and schedule for mining the peat; and
(b) the beneficiating process, including a
discussion of the type and amount of any chemicals to be added, and the types,
amounts, and means of waste disposal;
(2) the methods and schedules of reclamation
activities; and
(3) anticipated or
proposed reclamation research.
Subp. 6.
Postmining management
plan.
In support of the postmining management plan required by part
6131.0120, subpart 2, item A, the applicant shall submit:
A. documentation of the landowner's
management ability; and
B. a copy
of the written agreement between the landowner and the operator detailing
fiscal and reclamation responsibilities.
Statutory Authority: MS s
93.461
