1. A. In addition to information required by the Act or elsewhere in this Chapter, a request for variance submitted pursuant to A.R.S. § 27-931(A) shall include:

   1. 1. Identification by owner or operator and mine name, if any, of the exploration operation or mining unit for which the variance is sought;
   2. 2. A descriptive location of the property on which the explo­ration operation or mining unit is located;
   3. 3. Identification of the Section of this Chapter or require­ment or condition of the approved reclamation plan from which the variance is sought;
   4. 4. The justification for the variance; and
   5. 5. Alternative methods or measures to be used.
2. B. Within 30 days after receiving a variance request pursuant to A.R.S. § 27-931(A), the State Mine Inspector shall grant a conditional order authorizing the variance or deny the request in writing. The State Mine Inspector shall state the reasons for the determination.

Historical Note

Adopted effective January 6, 1997 (Supp. 97-1).

R11-2- 207. Cessation of Mining Activity

A. The cessation of mining will be considered to have occurred if any of the following occur:

1. The person conducting the mining activity has gone out of business and there is no succeeding legal entity;

2. No mining activity has taken place within 1 year from the date the most recent annual status report was filed with the State Mine Inspector and no staffed office remains on the site;

3. The extension of the time to begin reclamation requested by the owner or operator and approved by the State Mine Inspector under R11-2-205 has expired and no other extension has been granted, or

4. The State Mine Inspector has made a written determina­tion that the mine has been temporarily or permanently abandoned.

Adopted effective January 6, 1997 (Supp. 97-1).