Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
Title 4. Conservation and Natural Resources |
Agency 25. Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy |
Chapter 31. Reclamation Regulations for Mineral Mining |
Section 200. Exemption for restricted mining
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Any operator engaging in mining and disturbing less than a total of one acre of land and removing less than a total of 500 tons of minerals, is exempt from all mining permit fees, renewal fees and bonding requirements in this chapter. The mining operator shall submit an application for a permit, a sketch of the mining site, and an operations plan, which shall be adhered to in accordance with §§ 45.1-181 and 45.1-182.1 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Volume 19, Issue 24, eff. September 11, 2003.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-180.3 of the Code of Virginia.