Section 312IAC25-4-62. Underground mining permit applications; legal and financial information; permit terms

   (a) Each permit shall be issued for a fixed term, not to exceed five (5) years, except where the director grants a longer fixed period as provided in this section.

  (b) Each application shall state:

(1) the anticipated or actual starting and termination date of each phase of the underground mining activities;

(2) the anticipated number of acres of surface lands to be affected; and

(3) the horizontal and vertical extent of proposed underground mine workings;

for each phase of mining and over the total life of the permit.

  (c) If the applicant proposes to conduct the underground mining activities in excess of five (5) years, the application shall contain the information required by section 119 of this rule. (Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 25-4-62; filed Jun 21, 2001, 2:53 p.m.: 24 IR 3462, eff Dec 1, 2001; readopted filed May 29, 2007, 9:51 a.m.: 20070613-IR-312070146RFA; readopted filed Sep 19, 2013, 10:12 a.m.: 20131016-IR-312130125RFA)