Section 10-1 - General Requirements Exploration of 250 Tons or Less
(a) Any person who intends to conduct coal exploration outside a permit area during which 250 tons or less of coal will be removed in the area to be explored shall, before conducting the exploration, file with the Administrator a notice of intent to explore.
(b) The notice shall include: - (i) The person's name, address, and telephone number.
- (ii) The name, address, and telephone number of the person who will be present at and responsible for the exploration operation.
- (iii) A narrative describing the proposed exploration area and a map at a scale of 1:2 4,000, or greater, showing the proposed area of exploration and the general location of drill holes and trenches, existing and proposed roads, occupied dwellings, topographic features, bodies of surface water, and pipelines. This description shall clearly describe the areas to be disturbed as well as the natural and man-made features in and immediately around the exploration area.
- (iv) A statement of the period of the proposed exploration.
- (v) A description of the method of exploration to be used and the practices proposed to protect the environment and reclaim the area, including those necessary to comply with Section 4 of this Chapter.
020-10 Wyo. Code R. § 10-1