25 Pa. Code § 89.32. General description of the underground mining activities.

§ 89.32. General description of the underground mining activities.

The operation plan shall include a general narrative statement which succinctly describes:
   (1)  The type and method of coal mining used in existing areas of the mine and to be used in unmined areas of the mine.
   (2)  The major equipment to be used during mining operations.
   (3)  The coal seams to be mined, the anticipated annual tonnage and acres of coal to be mined.
   (4)  The existing and anticipated surface facilities which support the mining operation including airways, manways, boreholes, treatment plants, storage areas, disposal areas, preparation plants, tipples and transportation facilities.
   (5)  The estimated life of the mine.
   (6)  The history of existing areas of the mine including the year the mine was opened, and water problems encountered during mining.
   (7)  The extent, type and seam or mineral of adjacent abandoned or active mines.

Source

   The provisions of this §  89.32 adopted July 30, 1982, 12 Pa.B. 2473, effective July 31, 1982, 12 Pa.B. 2382; amended June 15, 1990, 20 Pa.B. 3383, effective July 27, 1991, 21 Pa.B. 3316. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (148915).

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