(a) Individual permit.

1. (1) Any person desiring to engage in an open-cut mining operation that is not covered by a general permit authorized by the Division of Environmental Quality or streambed mining shall make written application for an individual permit to the division.

2. (2) The application must include, but may not be limited to, the following documents:

   1. (A) Two (2) permit application forms;
   2. (B) The permit application fee;
   3. (C) A proof of right to mine the land;
   4. (D) Maps as described in this part;
   5. (E) A mining plan;
   6. (F) A plan of reclamation;
   7. (G) A detailed bond determination;
   8. (H) An acceptable bond instrument; and
   9. (I) A disclosure form as provided by the division.

(b) General permit.

1. (1) Any person desiring coverage under a general permit from the division shall make written notification to the division.

2. (2) The notification must include the following documents:

   1. (A) A Notice of Intent form as provided by the division;
   2. (B) A notice of intent fee of two hundred dollars ($200);
   3. (C) A proof of right to mine as described in 15 CAR § 231-206;
   4. (D) A seven and five-tenths (7.5) minute topographic quadrangle map with the outline of the permit boundary clearly marked;
   5. (E) A disclosure form as provided by the division; and
   6. (F) A reclamation bond instrument.

3. (3)

   1. (A) The division will not approve more than one (1) general permit on a single property.
   2. (B) Mining operations that could exceed the acreage limitations of an approved general permit should apply for an individual permit.

(c)

1. (1) A decision on issuance of a permit will be made by the division upon submittal of a complete application or notice of intent.

2. (2) A complete application or notice of intent consists of:

   1. (A) All materials listed in this section for an individual permit or a general permit; and
   2. (B) Any additional written information or materials the division determines to be necessary to comply with The Arkansas Open-Cut Land Reclamation Act, Arkansas Code § 15-57-301 et seq., and this part.