Arizona Laws 27-1254. Beginning new exploration operations
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New exploration operations may begin when both of the following occur:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 27-1254
- Exploration operations: means activities that create surface disturbances outside an aggregate mining facility and that are conducted to determine the presence, location, extent, depth or grade of aggregate, including constructing access roads and drill pads. See Arizona Laws 27-1201
- Inspector: means the state mine inspector. See Arizona Laws 27-1201
- Reclamation: means measures that are taken on surface disturbances at exploration operations and aggregate mining units to achieve stability and safety consistent with postaggregate mining land use objectives specified in the reclamation plan. See Arizona Laws 27-1201
1. The state mine inspector approves the reclamation plan for the exploration operations.
2. Financial assurance has been submitted to the inspector as required by article 5 of this chapter.