Administrative Rules of Montana
Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Chapter 17.24 - RECLAMATION
Subchapter 17.24.8 - Strip and Underground Reclamation Act: Alluvial Valley Floors, Prime Farmlands, Alternate Reclamation, and Auger Mining
Rule 17.24.835 - REMINING: APPLICATION AND OPERATING REQUIREMENTS
Universal Citation: MT Admin Rules 17.24.835
Current through Register Vol. 6, March 22, 2024
(1) Remining must be conducted to maximize the recoverability of the mineral resource, while using the best control technology available to maintain or whenever possible, to improve environmental quality, and to maximize the post-operational land use potential.
(2) Remining permit applications and operations must comply with all applicable requirements and performance standards, as determined by the department, of subchapters 3 through 12.
(3) Coal mine and coal processing waste must be disposed of according to the following:
(a) the operator shall bury such waste in
pits, shafts, adits, or other excavations that are either available on or near
the site of the remining operation or that are constructed for the purpose of
burial. This disposal and burial must be conducted in accordance with ARM
17.24.501,
17.24.505,
17.24.510, and
17.24.520, as approved by the
department; or
(b) if disposal in
accordance with (a) above is not technologically possible or cannot be done in
compliance with the rules referenced in (a) above, such as with respect to
protection of ground water quality, and this is affirmatively demonstrated in
the application, the operator shall dispose of coal mine and coal processing
waste in accordance with the standards of excess spoil disposal (ARM 17.24.520)
and in accordance with the standards of ARM 17.24.501, 17.24.505, and
17.24.510.
AUTH: 82-4-205, MCA; IMP: 82-4-221, 82-4-222, 82-4-231, 82-4-232, MCA
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