020-9 Wyo. Code R. §§ 9-7 - Conversion of Small Mine Permit to Regular Mine Permit

(a) If an operator, holding a valid permit under this Chapter for a small mining operation, intends to expand his operation within the approved permit area to remove more than thirty-five thousand cubic yards of overburden, excluding topsoil, per year or affect more than ten acres of land per year, excluding roads used to access the mining operation, the operator shall submit an application for a permit revision and obtain approval for the expansion prior to the time when he intends to exceed the established limits. The application shall include the following information:

(i) Application on forms supplied by the Division;

(ii) Revised mining and reclamation plans and schedules;

(iii) Revised maps, in such detail as required by the Administrator;

(iv) Updated environmental baseline information in such detail as required by the Administrator; and

(v) An appropriate reclamation bond.

(b) The provisions of W.S. § 35-11-406(d) through (m), (o) and (q) shall apply. Objections to the application, and any hearing before the Environmental Quality Council, shall be limited to the operator's request to expand his operation and shall not affect the valid small mining permit already held by the operator.

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020-9 Wyo. Code R. §§ 9-7

Amended, Eff. 11/17/2022. Amended, Eff. 4/26/2023.