Ill. Admin. Code tit. 62, § 1816.79 - Protection of Underground Mining
No surface mining activities shall be conducted closer than five hundred (500) feet to any point of either an active or abandoned underground mine, except to the extent that:
a) The activities result in improved resource
recovery, abatement of water pollution, or elimination of hazards to the health
and safety of the public; and
b)
The nature, timing and sequence of the activities that propose to mine closer
than five hundred (500) feet to an active underground mine are jointly approved
by the Department and the Mine Safety and Health Administration
(MSHA).
Notes
Amended at 20 Ill. Reg. 2027, effective January 19, 1996
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