SECTION 460:15-1-3. Permitting and reclamation plans

(a)   It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in any mining operation without first obtaining from the Oklahoma Department of Mines a permit for such separate mining operation.

(b)   Each application for a permit shall be accompanied by a plan of reclamation that meets the requirements of the Mining Lands Reclamation Act or have the plan submitted and awaiting approval from the Oklahoma Department of Mines. If the plan has been submitted prior to the application, a letter stating the date the reclamation plan was submitted must be attached to the permit application.

(c)   Each application shall contain preliminary plans for ventilation, roof control, certification and apprentices, escapeway, first aid, mine rescue, electrical, hoisting and man-trips, fire protection, mining near abandoned workings, combustible materials and rock dusting, communication, blasting and explosives, books and records, accident prevention, and use and storage of toxic and noxious materials, and other requirements in accordance with Title 45 O.S. and 30 C.F.R.

(d)   Each application shall contain a description of the documents upon which the applicant bases his or her legal right to enter and begin underground mining activities in the permit area. The description shall identify those documents by type and date of execution, identify the specific lands to which the document pertains, and explain the legal rights claimed by the applicant. A copy of said documentation shall be submitted upon request by the Department.

[Source: Amended at 31 Ok Reg 2092, eff 9-12-14]