Virginia Administrative Code
Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING
Part III - Ground Control-Surface and Underground
Section 4VAC25-40-400 - Open pit mine rims
Universal Citation: 4 VA Admin Code 25-40-400
Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
Rims of open pits shall be stripped back of loose, unconsolidated material and trees for at least 10 feet, and unconsolidated material beyond 10 feet shall be sloped to the angle of repose. Areas that were developed prior to the effective date of this chapter may be barricaded and posted with warning signs in lieu of meeting this requirement.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3, 45.1-161.294 and 45.1-161.305 of the Code of Virginia.
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