Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 460 - Department of Mines
Chapter 20 - The Permanent Regulations Governing the Coal Reclamation Act of 1979
Subchapter 31 - Underground Mining Permit Applications: Minimum Requirements for Reclamation
Section 460:20-31-4 - Operation plan: general requirements

Universal Citation: OK Admin Code 460:20-31-4

Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024

Each application shall contain a description of the mining operations proposed to be conducted during the life of the mine within the proposed permit area, including, at a minimum, the following:

(1) A narrative description of the type and method of coal mining procedures and proposed engineering techniques, anticipated annual and total production of coal, by tonnage, and the major equipment to be used for all aspects of those operations; and

(2) A narrative explaining the construction, modification, use, maintenance, and removal of the following facilities unless retention of such facility is necessary for postmining land use as specified in Section 460:20-45-51 of this Chapter.

(A) Dams, embankments, and other impoundments;

(B) Overburden and topsoil handling and storage areas and structures;

(C) Coal removal, handling, storage, cleaning, and transportation areas and structures;

(D) Spoil, coal processing waste, mine development waste, and noncoal waste removal, handling, storage, transportation, and disposal areas and structures;

(E) Mine facilities; and

(F) Water pollution control facilities.

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