Terms Used In Arizona Laws > Title 27 > Chapter 3 > Article 4 - Prevention of Hazardous Dust and Gas Conditions

• Inspector: means the state mine inspector and except in article 7 of this chapter his deputies. See Arizona Laws 27-301
• Mine: means all lands containing excavations, underground passageways, shafts, tunnels and workings, structures, facilities, equipment, machines or other property including impoundments, retention dams, tailings and waste dumps, on the surface or underground, used in, to be used in or resulting from the work of extracting minerals or other materials, excluding hydrocarbons. See Arizona Laws 27-301
• Operation: means a mine, mill, smelter, sand and gravel plant or pyrometallurgical or hydrometallurgical operation. See Arizona Laws 27-301
• Operator: means a natural person, corporation, partnership association, agent, governmental entity or other public or private organization or representative owning, controlling or managing a mine. See Arizona Laws 27-301
• Respirators: means only those respirators approved by the United States bureau of mines or which may be approved hereafter by the United States bureau of mines and by the state mine inspector. See Arizona Laws 27-411
• United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Arizona Laws 1-215