- (1) A statement of the current land use and the proposed postmining land use for the disturbed area;
- (2) A description of the manner and the extent to which roads, highwalls, slopes, impoundments, drainages, pits and ponds, piles, shafts and adits, drill holes, and similar structures will be reclaimed;
- (3) A detailed description of any surface facilities to be left as part of the postmining land use, including buildings, utilities, roads, pads, ponds, pits and surface equipment;
- (4) A description of the treatment, location and disposition of any deleterious or acid-forming materials generated and left on-site, including a map showing the location of such materials upon the completion of reclamation;
(5) A planting program as best calculated to revegetate the disturbed area.
- (a) Plans shall include, at a minimum, grading or stabilization procedures, topsoil replacement, seed bed preparation, seed mixtures and rates, and timing of seeding with fall seeding preferred;
- (b) Where there is no original protective cover, an alternate practical procedure must be proposed to minimize or control erosion or siltation.
- (6) A signed statement that the operator will conduct reclamation as required by these rules.
- (7) The notice of intention, reclamation plan, and surety must all be in the same operator's name.
Each notice of intention shall include a reclamation plan, including maps or drawings as necessary, consisting of a narrative description of the proposed reclamation including:
KEY: minerals reclamation
Date of Last Change: August 27, 2025
Notice of Continuation: April 27, 2023
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 40-8-1 et seq.