B. The standards of this part do not apply to mining conducted on a flat or gently rolling terrain with an occasional steep slope through which the mining proceeds and leaves a plain or predominantly flat area, or to operations covered by 19.8.25 NMAC.

[11-29-97; 19.8.26.2600 NMAC -Rn, 19 NMAC 8.2.26.2600, 9-29-2000]