Beginning April 1, 1997, the state mine inspector may enter and inspect, during normal business hours, any exploration operation or mining facility that is subject to this chapter to determine compliance with this chapter. The inspector shall give the owner or operator the opportunity to have its representative accompany the inspector. Within thirty days after the date of the inspection, the division of mined land reclamation shall provide to the owner or operator a copy of any inspection report produced as a result of any inspection of the exploration operation or mining facility.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 27-1021

  • Division: means the division of mined land reclamation in the office of the state mine inspector. See Arizona Laws 27-901
  • Inspector: means the state mine inspector. See Arizona Laws 27-901
  • Mining facility: means property that is owned, operated or managed by the same person to develop, mine, concentrate or leach minerals and associated mineral recovery activities but does not include smelting, refining, fabricating or other metal processing facilities and materials associated with those facilities. See Arizona Laws 27-901
  • Reclamation: means measures that are taken on surface disturbances at exploration operations and mining units to achieve stability and safety consistent with post-mining land use objectives specified in the reclamation plan. See Arizona Laws 27-901
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