Section NR 130.103 - Definitions In this chapter:
(1) "Abandonment" means filling or sealing a drillhole in accordance with the procedures specified in s. NR 130.111.(2) "Concrete grout" means a mixture consisting of 94 pounds of cement, sand and water meeting the material specifications of s. NR 812.11(15) (c).(3) "Department" means the department of natural resources.(4) "Driller" means a person who performs core, rotary, percussion, or other drilling involved in exploration for nonferrous metallic minerals.(5) "Drilling mud" means a fluid mixture of water, drill cuttings and drilling additives approved by the department.(6) "Drilling site" means the area disturbed by exploration including the drillhole, drill pad, sumps, staging areas, and access roads.(7) "Explorer" means any person who engages in exploration or who contracts for the services of drillers for the purpose of exploration.(8) "Exploration" means the on-site geologic examination from the surface of an area by core, rotary, percussion, or other drilling, where the diameter of the hole does not exceed 18 inches, for the purpose of searching for nonferrous metallic minerals or establishing the nature of a known nonferrous metallic mineral deposit and includes associated activities such as clearing and preparing drilling sites and constructing access roads. For the purposes of the definition of exploration, geologic examination does not include drillholes constructed for the purpose of collecting soil samples, conducting geophysical surveys or groundwater investigations, or determining radioactivity by means of placement of radiation-sensitive devices.(9) " Exploration license" means the license required under s. 293.21(2), Stats., as a condition of engaging in exploration.(10) "Flowing drillhole" means a drillhole that has a static water level above the ground surface.(11) "License year" means the period commencing on July 1 of any year and ending on the following June 30.(11m) "Metallic sulfide-bearing rock" means native rock formations that contain an average metallic sulfide content of 3 percent or greater, by volume, for the purposes of management and disposal of drilling mud and cuttings under this subchapter.(12) "Neat cement grout" means a mixture of cement and water meeting the material specifications of s. NR 812.11(15) (b). Powdered bentonite may be added up to a ratio of 5 pounds per 94-pound bag of cement.(12m) "Nonferrous metallic mineral" has the meaning given in s. 293.01(12m), Stats.(13) "Parcel" means an identified section, fractional section, or government lot.(14) "Permanent abandonment" means filling an exploration drillhole with concrete, neat cement grout or other approved materials as provided in s. NR 130.111(1) (b).(15) "Temporary abandonment" means sealing the upper end of the exploration drillhole casing with a watertight and locking threaded or welded cap.(16) "Termination" means filling of drillholes and reclamation and revegetation of drilling sites.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 130.103
Adopted by, CR 20-043: cr. Register December 2021 No. 792, eff. 1-1-22; correction in (3), (14) made under s. 35.17, Stats., and correction in (2), (11m), (12) made under s. 13.92(4) (b) 7, Stats., Register December 2021 No. 792, eff. 1/1/2022