Michigan Laws 324.63409 – Conformance bond; amount; duration; violation
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 324.63409
- Conformance bond: means a surety bond that has been executed by a surety company authorized to do business in this state, cash, a certificate of deposit, a letter of credit, or other security filed by a person and accepted by the department to ensure compliance with this part or rules promulgated under this part. See Michigan Laws 324.63401
- Department: means the department of environmental quality. See Michigan Laws 324.63401
- mining: means an operation to excavate or remove earth material that generates not less than 10,000 tons and not more than 75,000 tons of waste rock in a calendar year or disturbs not less than 1 acre and not more than 10 acres of land in a calendar year in the regular operation of a business for the primary purpose of extracting native copper by 1 or both of the following:
(i) Removing the overburden lying above natural deposits of native copper and excavating directly from the natural deposits thus exposed or by excavating directly from deposits lying exposed in their natural state. See Michigan Laws 324.63401Native copper: means copper in its elemental form. See Michigan Laws 324.63401 Operator: means a person that is engaged in or preparing to engage in mining activities, whether individually or jointly, or through agents, employees, or contractors, and that has overall responsibility for the mining activities. See Michigan Laws 324.63401 permit: means a permit issued under section 63405 for conducting mining activities. See Michigan Laws 324.63401
(1) For each mine, an operator shall maintain a conformance bond in the amount of $50,000.00 during mining activities and until the department determines that all reclamation has been completed in compliance with the mining permit.
(2) If an operator violates subsection (1), the department may order immediate suspension of mining activities, including the removal of native copper from the site.