- (1) Small mining operators are required to submit an amendment to the complete notice of intention when a significant change in the small mining operation occurs. An amendment can be made by submitting a revised FORM MR-SMO and indicating the portion of the operation which is being amended.
- (2) Division approval of an amendment of small mining operations is not required but the operational change may not be implemented until the division determines that the amended notice of intention is complete.
(3) In the event the division or the operator determine at the time an amendment is submitted that the amount of the current surety does not accurately reflect the potential cost to complete reclamation at any point in time during the amended small mining operations, the division may recalculate the surety amount as provided in Subsection R647-3-111(3). If the recalculated
amount is greater than the amount of the existing surety, the revised operations may not be implemented until a revised surety is approved by the division.
- (4) If the acreage within an approved small mining operation is later annexed into an incorporated area of a county, the permit may continue as a small mining operation. If the operator of such small mining operation subsequently proposes an increase of the disturbed acres, the current definitions for small or large mining operations would apply as appropriate.
KEY: minerals reclamation
Date of Last Change: September 16, 2025
Notice of Continuation: January 24, 2018
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 40-8-1 et seq.