New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE
Chapter 8 - COAL MINING
Part 10 - REQUIREMENTS FOR PERMITS FOR SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF MINING
Section 19.8.10.1002 - STEEP SLOPE MINING

Universal Citation: 19 NM Admin Code 19.8.10.1002

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

A. This section applies to any person who conducts or intends to conduct steep slope surface coal mining and reclamation operations, except:

(1) where an operator proposes to conduct surface coal mining and reclamation operations on flat or gently rolling terrain, leaving a plain or predominantly flat area, but on which an occasional steep slope is encountered as the mining operation proceeds;

(2) where a person obtains a permit under the provisions of 19.8.10.1001 NMAC; or

(3) to the extent that a person obtains a permit incorporating a variance under 19.8.10.1003 NMAC.

B. Any application for a permit for surface coal mining and reclamation operations covered by this section shall contain sufficient information to establish that the operations will be conducted in accordance with the requirements of 19.8.26.2601 NMAC.

C. No permit shall be issued for any operations covered by this section, unless the director finds, in writing, that in addition to meeting all other requirements of 19.8.5 through 19.8.13 NMAC, the operation will be conducted in accordance with the requirements of 19.8.26.2601 NMAC.

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