N.D. Admin Code 69-05.2-13-12 - Performance standards - General requirements - Auger mining
The operator shall:
1. Conduct auger mining to maximize the
utilization and conservation of coal or commercial leonardite.
2. Conduct augering operations to:
a. Prevent subsidence to the extent
technologically and economically feasible by one of the following:
(1) Backfilling the auger holes to assure the
long-term stability of the site.
(2) Utilizing known technology to assure the
long-term structural stability of the augered area; or
b. Provide for planned subsidence in a
predictable and controlled manner.
3. Correct material damage caused to surface
lands.
4. Either correct material
damage resulting from subsidence caused to structures or facilities by
repairing the damage, or compensate the owner of the structures or facilities
in the full amount of the diminution in value. Repair includes rehabilitation,
restoration, or replacement of damaged structures or facilities. Compensation
may be accomplished by the purchase prior to mining of a noncancelable
premium-prepaid insurance policy.
5. Seal auger holes with an impervious
noncombustible material as soon as practicable.
6. Contain and treat auger hole drainage to
meet water quality standards and effluent limitations of section
69-05.2-16-04.
7. Not auger within five hundred feet [152.4
meters] of any underground mine workings, except as approved under section
69-05.2-13-06.
Notes
General Authority: NDCC 38-14.1-03
Law Implemented: NDCC 38-14.1-24
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