020-3 Wyo. Code R. § 3-4

Current through April 27, 2019

Section 3-4 - Combined Surface and Underground Mining Operations

(a) Applications for a permit to conduct combined surface and underground mining operations which propose a delay in the contemporaneous reclamation requirement shall otherwise meet the requirements of the Act and the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, and, in addition:

(i) Show how multiple future disturbances of surface lands or water will be avoided;

(ii) Show that the surface areas of surface mining activities proposed for the variance are necessary for implementing the specific and feasible proposed underground mining activities;

(iii) Identify the specific surface area for which a delay is requested; and

(iv) Demonstrate that no substantial adverse environmental damage will result from the delay in reclamation.

(b) Any delay in the contemporaneous reclamation requirements applies only to those specific areas and for that time necessary to implement the proposed concurrent operations. The permit application must be approved in accordance with Chapter 12, Section 1(a) (viii).

020-3 Wyo. Code R. § 3-4