Code of Virginia
Title 45.2 - Mines, Minerals, and Energy

§ 45.2-106. Department to serve as lead agency for inspections undertaken subsequent to the issuance of a permit - Following the issuance of any permit under Chapter 10 (§...

§ 45.2-107. Division of Geology and Mineral Resources; State Geologist - There is established in the Department a Division of Geology...

§ 45.2-108. General powers and duties of State Geologist - The State Geologist shall exercise those powers and perform those...

§ 45.2-109. Using or revealing proprietary information - Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, neither the...

§ 45.2-110. Powers and duties of the Division - The Division has the following powers and duties: 1. Examination...

§ 45.2-111. Publication of reports - The Director may direct the publication of the reports of...

§ 45.2-112. Disposition of materials that have served purpose of the Division - Materials collected after having served the purpose of the Division...

§ 45.2-113. Immunity from prosecution for trespass - No criminal action for trespass shall lie against the State...

Chapter 2 - Interstate Mining Compact

§ 45.2-200. (Effective October 1, 2021) Governor authorized to execute Interstate Mining Compact - The Governor is hereby authorized to execute, on behalf of...

§ 45.2-201. (Effective October 1, 2021) Interstate Mining Compact - INTERSTATE MINING COMPACT ARTICLE I FINDINGS AND PURPOSES A. The...

Chapter 3 - Interstate Compact to Conserve Oil and Gas

§ 45.2-300. (Effective October 1, 2021) Governor authorized to execute Interstate Compact to Conserve Oil and Gas - The Governor is hereby authorized and requested to execute, on...

§ 45.2-301. (Effective October 1, 2021) Interstate Compact to Conserve Oil and Gas - INTERSTATE COMPACT TO CONSERVE OIL AND GAS Article I. This...

§ 45.2-302. (Effective October 1, 2021) Governor to act as representative to Interstate Oil Compact Commission - A. The Governor is hereby designated as the official representative...

Chapter 4 - Presumptions Regarding Ownership

§ 45.2-400. Presumption that no coal, minerals, ore, or oil exists in certain lands - A. Subject to the provisions of subsection B, in any...

§ 45.2-401. Actions to extinguish certain claims - A. The owner or owners of land subject to a...

§ 45.2-402. Presumption regarding use of underground space - A. Except as otherwise provided in the deed by which...

Chapter 5 - Coal Mine Safety Act

§ 45.2-500. Coal Mine Safety Act - For purposes of this title, this chapter and Chapters 7...

§ 45.2-501. Definitions - As used in the Coal Mine Safety Act, unless the...

§ 45.2-502. Safety and health - In safety and health matters, all miners are to be...

§ 45.2-503. Special safety rules - The operator of each mine has the right to adopt...

§ 45.2-504. Age requirement to work in mines - A. No person under 18 years of age shall be...

§ 45.2-505. Prohibited acts by miners or other persons; miners to comply with law - A. No miner or other person shall (i) knowingly damage...

§ 45.2-506. Safety materials and supplies - It is the duty of each operator or agent to...

§ 45.2-507. Notifying miners of violations; compliance with Act - A. The operator and his agent shall cooperate with the...

§ 45.2-508. Appointment of Chief - The Chief of the Division of Mines of the Department...

§ 45.2-509. Qualification of Chief - The Chief shall have a thorough knowledge of the various...

§ 45.2-510. Affiliations of Department personnel with labor union, coal company, etc.; interest in coal mine; inspections of mines where inspector previously employed - A. Neither the Chief nor any other officer or employee...

§ 45.2-511. Appointment and general qualifications of mine inspectors - A. Each mine inspector shall be appointed by the Director....

§ 45.2-512. Qualifications of coal mine inspectors - A. Each mine inspector conducting inspections of underground coal mines...

§ 45.2-513. Duties of the Chief; penalty - A. The Chief shall (i) supervise execution and enforcement of...

§ 45.2-514. Technical specialists - The Director may appoint technical specialists in the areas of...

§ 45.2-515. Board of Coal Mining Examiners; purpose - The Board of Coal Mining Examiners (the Board) is established...

§ 45.2-516. Board membership; terms; meetings - A. The Board of Coal Mining Examiners shall have a...

§ 45.2-517. Board compensation; expenses - Nonlegislative citizen members of the Board of Coal Mining Examiners...

§ 45.2-518. Records of the Board - The Chief shall preserve in his office a record of...

§ 45.2-519. Nominations for the Board - Nominations for appointments to the Board of Coal Mining Examiners...

§ 45.2-520. Certification of certain persons employed in coal mines; powers and duties of the Board - A. The Board of Coal Mining Examiners may require certification...

§ 45.2-521. Examinations required for Coal Mining Certifications - A. The Board of Coal Mining Examiners may require the...

§ 45.2-522. Performance of certain tasks by uncertified persons; penalty - It is unlawful for any person to perform any task...

§ 45.2-523. Coal Mining Examiners' Fund - There is hereby created in the state treasury a special...

§ 45.2-524. Examination fees - A reasonable fee in an amount set by the Board...

§ 45.2-525. Replacement of lost or destroyed certificates - If any certificate issued by the Board of Coal Mining...

§ 45.2-526. Reciprocal acceptances of other certifications - A. In lieu of conducting an examination prescribed by law...

§ 45.2-527. Continuing education requirements - A. The Board of Coal Mining Examiners shall adopt regulations...

§ 45.2-528. Board action; suspend, revoke, or take other action - A. The Board of Coal Mining Examiners may suspend, revoke,...

§ 45.2-529. Reexamination - The holder of a certificate revoked pursuant to § 45.2-528...

§ 45.2-530. General coal miner certification - A. Every person working in a coal mine in the...

§ 45.2-531. First-class mine foreman certification - A. The operator of any coal mine where three or...

§ 45.2-532. Surface foreman certification - A. An applicant for a surface foreman certificate shall be...

§ 45.2-533. Chief electrician certification - Each applicant for a chief electrician certificate shall demonstrate to...

§ 45.2-534. Top person certification - Each applicant for a top person certificate shall demonstrate to...

§ 45.2-535. License required for operation of a coal mine; term - A. No person shall engage in the operation of any...

§ 45.2-536. Coal Mine Operator License Fund - There is hereby created in the state treasury a special...

§ 45.2-537. Application for license for the operation of a coal mine - A. An application for a license for the operation of...

§ 45.2-538. Denial or revocation of license for the operation of a coal mine - A. The Chief may revoke a license for the operation...

§ 45.2-539. Operating without license; penalty - A. In addition to any other power conferred by law,...

§ 45.2-540. Annual reports; condition to issuance of license following transfer of ownership - A. The operator of each mine or his agent shall...

§ 45.2-541. Discontinuance of the working of a mine; notices to Department; resumption of mining following discontinuance - A. The operator or his agent shall send notice of...

§ 45.2-542. Maps of mines required to be made; contents; extension and preservation; use by Department; release; posting of map - A. Prior to commencing mining activity, the operator of a...

§ 45.2-543. When the Chief may cause maps to be made; payment by operator - A. If the operator of any mine or his agent...

§ 45.2-544. Making false statements; penalty - A. It is unlawful for any person charged with the...

§ 45.2-545. Mine rescue and first aid stations - The Director may purchase, equip, and operate for the use...

§ 45.2-546. Mine rescue teams - The Director may have trained and employed at the mine...

§ 45.2-547. Duty to train teams - It is the duty and responsibility of the Department to...

§ 45.2-548. Qualification for team membership; direction of teams - A. To qualify for membership in a mine rescue team,...

§ 45.2-549. Team members to be considered employees of the mine where emergency exists; compensation; workers' compensation - When engaged in rescue or recovery work during an emergency...

§ 45.2-550. Requirements of recovery work - A. During recovery work and prior to entering any mine,...

§ 45.2-551. State-designated mine rescue teams - The Director may, upon the request of an operator or...

§ 45.2-552. Mine Rescue Fund - The Mine Rescue Fund, referred to in this section as...

§ 45.2-553. Inspections; Mine Rescue Coordinator - A. The Director shall (i) inspect, or cause to be...

§ 45.2-554. Workers' compensation; liability - A. For the purpose of workers' compensation coverage, during any...

§ 45.2-555. Reports of explosions and mine fires; procedure - A. If an explosion or mine fire occurs in a...

§ 45.2-556. Operators' reports of accidents; investigations; reports by Department - A. Each operator shall report promptly to the Department the...

§ 45.2-557. Reports of other accidents and injuries - A. Each miner employed at a mine shall promptly notify...

§ 45.2-558. Duties of mine inspectors - Each mine inspector shall: 1. Report to his supervisor immediately...

§ 45.2-559. Frequency of mine inspections - The Chief shall conduct a complete inspection of each underground...

§ 45.2-560. Evaluation of risks at mines - A. For the purpose of allocating the resources of the...

§ 45.2-561. Review of inspection reports and records - Prior to commencing an inspection of a coal mine, a...

§ 45.2-562. Advance notice of inspections; confidentiality of trade secrets - A. No person shall give advance notice of any mine...

§ 45.2-563. Scheduling of mine inspections - A. The Chief and the Director shall schedule the inspections...

§ 45.2-564. Denial of entry - No person shall deny the Chief, the Director, or any...

§ 45.2-565. Duties of operator - A. The operator or his agent of each mine shall...

§ 45.2-566. Duties of inspectors - A. During a complete inspection of a mine, other than...

§ 45.2-567. Inspection reports - A. Upon completing a mine inspection, a mine inspector shall...

§ 45.2-568. Notices of violations - A. If the Director, the Chief, or a mine inspector...

§ 45.2-569. Closure orders - A. The Director, the Chief, or a mine inspector shall...

§ 45.2-570. Tolling of time for abating violations - The period of time specified in a notice of violation...

§ 45.2-571. Injunctive relief - A. Any person violating or failing, neglecting, or refusing to...

§ 45.2-572. Violations; penalty - Any person who willfully violates any provision of the Act...

§ 45.2-573. Prosecution of violations - A. It is the duty of every attorney for the...

§ 45.2-574. Fees and costs - No fees or costs shall be charged to the Commonwealth...

§ 45.2-575. Reports of violations - A. The operator of each mine or his agent shall...

§ 45.2-576. Virginia Coal Mine Safety Board; purpose - The Virginia Coal Mine Safety Board (the Board) is established...

§ 45.2-577. Membership; terms; compensation; quorum; meetings - A. The Virginia Coal Mine Safety Board shall have a...

§ 45.2-578. Powers and duties of the Virginia Coal Mine Safety Board - The Virginia Coal Mine Safety Board has the power to...

§ 45.2-579. First aid training of coal miners - A. The Chief shall establish specifications for first aid and...

§ 45.2-580. Training programs - A. The Department may administer training programs for the purpose...

§ 45.2-581. Additional coal mining training programs - The Chief may implement a voluntary on-site safety awareness training...

Chapter 6 - Coal Mining Property, Interests, Adjacent Owners, and Dams

§ 45.2-600. Consent required before working mine near land of another - No owner or tenant of any land containing coal within...

§ 45.2-601. Adjacent owner to be permitted to survey mine; proceedings to compel entry for survey - A. The owner, tenant, or occupant of any land or...

§ 45.2-602. Petition to establish a trust for missing coal owners - A. Any coal owner or lessee who (i) has more...

§ 45.2-603. Advertisement upon filing of petition - Immediately upon filing the petition pursuant to § 45.2-602, the...

§ 45.2-604. Court may declare trust; trustee sale of lease - A. If, upon presentation of a petition pursuant to §...

§ 45.2-605. Duty of trustee; sale of lease; distribution of funds - A. The trustee shall collect the proceeds from the sale...

§ 45.2-606. Payment of attorney fees, expenses, and court costs - All attorney fees, expenses, and court costs incident to the...

§ 45.2-607. Production of coal by majority interest owner; petition to establish trust for known coal owners - A. Any coal owner or lessee who (i) has at...

§ 45.2-608. "Public uses" defined; mining, etc., of coal essential business; subject to seizure by Commonwealth - A. As used in this article, "public uses" means the...

§ 45.2-609. Interruption of public uses; proclamation of emergency; seizure - When in the judgment of the Governor there exists a...

§ 45.2-610. Additional powers of Governor to operate seized properties - The Governor may exercise the powers and authority to possess...

§ 45.2-611. Virginia Fuel Commission; purpose; membership; compensation; staff; powers and duties; report - A. The Virginia Fuel Commission (the Commission) may be established...

§ 45.2-612. Negotiating purchase or lease of coal properties - Whenever the Governor proclaims that an emergency exists under this...

§ 45.2-613. Proceedings for condemnation - A. Proceedings for condemnation pursuant to this article shall be...

§ 45.2-614. Expense of acquiring and operating coal property; funds derived from operation - The expense of acquiring and operating any property acquired under...

§ 45.2-615. Restoration of property to owner or operator - A. Whenever (i) the owner or operator engaged in the...

§ 45.2-616. Article subject to provisions of general law - The provisions of this article are subject to all of...

§ 45.2-617. Definitions - As used in this article, unless the context requires a...

§ 45.2-618. Design and construction of retaining dam or mine refuse impoundment; designs and other data to be submitted to Chief - A. Any new retaining dam or mine refuse impoundment, or...

§ 45.2-619. Examination of retaining dam or mine refuse impoundment; potentially hazardous condition; plans to be submitted by operators - A. Each retaining dam or mine refuse impoundment shall be...

§ 45.2-620. Emergency notification and evacuation plan - A. On or before July 1 of each year, the...

Chapter 7 - Requirements Applicable to Underground Coal Mines; Mine Construction

§ 45.2-700. Scope of chapter - The provisions of this chapter and Chapter 8 (§ 45.2-800...

§ 45.2-701. Regulations governing conditions and practices at underground coal mines - A. The Chief may, after consultation with the Virginia Coal...

§ 45.2-702. Standards for regulations - In adopting regulations pursuant to § 45.2-701, the Chief shall...

§ 45.2-703. Duties of mine foreman - A. The mine foreman shall see that the requirements of...

§ 45.2-704. Employment and duties of top persons; plan for excavation of shaft or slope - A. During the construction or modification of any shaft or...

§ 45.2-705. Employment of inexperienced underground miners - A. An inexperienced underground miner shall be required to work...

§ 45.2-706. Employment of authorized persons - No miner shall be placed in charge of a cutting,...

§ 45.2-707. Mining in proximity to gas or oil wells - A. Except as provided in subsection D, an operator who...

§ 45.2-708. Mining in proximity to an abandoned area - A. The mine foreman shall ensure that boreholes are drilled...

§ 45.2-709. Roof, face, and ribs to be secure - A. All underground active workings and travel ways shall be...

§ 45.2-710. Roof control plans - A. Each underground coal mine shall have a roof control...

§ 45.2-711. Instruction of miners - The operator or his agent shall instruct all miners in...

§ 45.2-712. Copies of plan - The operator or his agent shall, upon request, furnish a...

§ 45.2-713. Automated temporary roof support systems - The Chief shall adopt regulations requiring automated temporary roof support...

§ 45.2-714. Supplies of materials for supports - A. The operator or his agent shall provide at or...

§ 45.2-715. Examination and testing of roof, face, and ribs - A. The operator or his agent shall instruct every miner...

§ 45.2-716. Mapping of roof falls - Any unplanned roof fall that is required to be reported...

§ 45.2-717. Unsafe conditions - A. No person shall work or travel under unsupported roof...

§ 45.2-718. Removal of supports - A. No person shall deliberately remove any support in an...

§ 45.2-719. Surface storage of explosives and detonators - A. Two or more surface magazines shall be provided for...

§ 45.2-720. Underground transportation of explosives and detonators - A. Any explosives or detonators carried anywhere underground by any...

§ 45.2-721. Underground storage of explosives and detonators - A. If a supply of explosives or detonators for use...

§ 45.2-722. Blasting practices; penalty - A. All explosives shall be of the permissible type except...

§ 45.2-723. Blasting cables - Each blasting cable shall be: 1. Well insulated and as...

§ 45.2-724. Misfires - A. Where a misfire occurs with an electric detonator, a...

§ 45.2-725. Explosives and blasting practices in shaft and slope operations - A. Every blasting area in a shaft or slope operation...

§ 45.2-726. Mine openings - A. Except as provided in § 45.2-728, there shall be...

§ 45.2-727. Separation of openings - A. In a drift or slope mine, openings shall be...

§ 45.2-728. Number of miners in openings - Until the two travel ways are made as required by...

§ 45.2-729. Maintenance of mine openings - Every mine opening that is used for entering and leaving...

§ 45.2-730. Signs, life lines, and equipment - A. Direction signs shall be posted conspicuously at all points...

§ 45.2-731. Examination of escapeways - The mine foreman shall examine every escapeway for hazardous conditions...

§ 45.2-732. Longwall escape routes and plan - A. The operator of any mine that uses longwalls as...

§ 45.2-733. Fire protection - A. Every shaft, and every partition therein, shall be as...

§ 45.2-734. Unused openings - Every unused or abandoned surface opening shall be effectively closed...

§ 45.2-735. Hoisting equipment - A. Every hoist used for handling miners shall be equipped...

§ 45.2-736. Hoisting ropes - A. The hoisting rope on any cage or trip shall...

§ 45.2-737. Hoisting cages - A. Any cage used for hoisting miners shall be of...

§ 45.2-738. Shaft and slope conditions - A. Every shaft shall be equipped with safety gates at...

§ 45.2-739. Signaling; signal code - A. Two independent means of signaling shall be provided between...

§ 45.2-740. Inspections of hoisting equipment - A. Before hoisting or lowering any miner in a shaft,...

§ 45.2-741. Hoisting engineers - A. If miners are transported into or out of an...

§ 45.2-742. Operations of hoisting equipment - A. The speed of the cage, car, or trip in...

§ 45.2-743. Maintenance of hoisting equipment - Every hoist, rope, cage, and other component of any piece...

§ 45.2-744. Haulage roads - A. The roadbed, rails, joints, switches, frogs, and other elements...

§ 45.2-745. Track switches and rails - A. Every track switch shall be provided with a properly...

§ 45.2-746. Clearance on haulage roads - A. Every track haulage road in an entry, room, or...

§ 45.2-747. Conveyor crossings - Suitable facilities for crossing a conveyor belt shall be provided...

§ 45.2-748. Shelter holes - A. Every haulage road shall have shelter holes at intervals...

§ 45.2-749. Refuge from moving traffic - Upon the approach of moving traffic, any miner not engaged...

§ 45.2-750. Inspection of underground equipment - Once per week, or more often if necessary, the mine...

§ 45.2-751. Maintenance of equipment - Every locomotive, mine car, shuttle car, supply car, conveyor, piece...

§ 45.2-752. Self-propelled equipment - A. Every piece of self-propelled mobile transportation or haulage equipment...

§ 45.2-753. Pushing cars - Pushing any car on a main haulage road is prohibited...

§ 45.2-754. Transportation of material - A. Any equipment, material, or supplies being transported shall be...

§ 45.2-755. Securing cars - A. A standing car on any track, unless it is...

§ 45.2-756. Riding on cars - A. No person other than the motorman and the trip...

§ 45.2-757. Back-poling - Back-poling shall be prohibited except (i) at a place where...

§ 45.2-758. Operation of equipment - A. Every operator of self-propelled mobile haulage equipment shall face...

§ 45.2-759. Dispatchers - Where a dispatcher is employed to control trips at a...

§ 45.2-760. Availability of mantrips - The operator or his agent shall maintain a mantrip or...

§ 45.2-761. Mantrips - A. Each mantrip that is operated by means of a...

§ 45.2-762. Mantrip loading and unloading areas - A. Any area used regularly for loading or unloading mantrips...

§ 45.2-763. Transporting miners by conveyor belt - A. If a conveyor belt is used for transporting miners,...

§ 45.2-764. Housekeeping; noxious fumes - A. Good housekeeping shall be practiced in and around every...

§ 45.2-765. Lighting - A. Lights shall be provided as needed in or on...

§ 45.2-766. Flammable or combustible materials - A. Oil, grease, and any similar flammable or combustible material...

§ 45.2-767. Hazardous crane operations - A crane operator shall at all times during any hazardous...

§ 45.2-768. Controlling dust at the surface - A. In each surface structure, enclosure, or facility at any...

§ 45.2-769. Scaffolding and overhead protection - Proper scaffolding or proper overhead protection shall be provided (i)...

§ 45.2-770. Welding and cutting - No welding or cutting with arc or flame shall be...

§ 45.2-771. Fire prevention and fire control - The provisions of Article 5 (§ 45.2-912 et seq.) of...

§ 45.2-772. Surface equipment - The provisions of Article 6 (§ 45.2-915 et seq.) of...

§ 45.2-773. Travel ways and loading and haulage areas - The provisions of Article 7 (§ 45.2-922 et seq.) of...

§ 45.2-774. Electricity - The provisions of Article 9 (§ 45.2-926 et seq.) of...

§ 45.2-775. Surface blasting - The provisions of Article 10 (§ 45.2-931 et seq.) of...

§ 45.2-776. Ground control - The provisions of Article 11 (§ 45.2-934) of Chapter 9...

Chapter 8 - Requirements Applicable to Underground Coal Mines; Electricity, Safety, Etc

§ 45.2-800. Face and other equipment - A. The cutter chains of any mining machine shall be...

§ 45.2-801. Shop and other equipment - A. The following items of shop and other equipment shall...

§ 45.2-802. Hydraulic hoses - Every hydraulic hose used on equipment purchased after January 1,...

§ 45.2-803. Surface electrical installations - A. Any overhead high-potential power line shall be (i) placed...

§ 45.2-804. Surface transformers - A. Any surface transformer that is not isolated by being...

§ 45.2-805. Underground transformers - Every transformer that is used underground shall be air-cooled or...

§ 45.2-806. Stations and substations - A. Suitable warning signs shall be posted conspicuously at every...

§ 45.2-807. Power circuits - A. All underground power wires and cables shall (i) have...

§ 45.2-808. Trolley wires and feeder wires - A. Trolley wires and trolley feeder wires shall be installed...

§ 45.2-809. Grounding - A. Every metallic sheath, armor, or conduit that encloses a...

§ 45.2-810. Circuit breakers and switches - A. Automatic circuit breaking devices or fuses of the correct...

§ 45.2-811. Communication systems - A. Telephone service or equivalent two-way communication facilities shall be...

§ 45.2-812. Electrical equipment - A. Electrical equipment that is taken into or used inby...

§ 45.2-813. Trailing cables - A. Trailing cables that are used underground shall be flame-resistant....

§ 45.2-814. Inspection of electrical equipment and wiring; checking and testing methane monitors - A. Electrical equipment and wiring shall be inspected by a...

§ 45.2-815. Repairs to circuits and electric equipment - A. No electrical work shall be performed on any low-voltage,...

§ 45.2-816. Underground illumination - A. Electric-light wires shall be supported by suitable insulators or...

§ 45.2-817. Inspection of electric illumination equipment - Every lamp, extension light, and permissible form of portable illumination,...

§ 45.2-818. Firefighting equipment; fire prevention - A. Each mine shall be provided with suitable firefighting equipment...

§ 45.2-819. Duties in case of fire - A. In case of a fire, the next inby permanent...

§ 45.2-820. Emergency response plans; list of next of kin - A. Each operator shall develop an emergency response plan for...

§ 45.2-821. Reporting fires; response - In case of any unplanned fire at a mine that...

§ 45.2-822. Fire prevention in transportation of mining equipment - A. Prior to moving or transporting any piece of off-track...

§ 45.2-823. Storage and use of flammable fluids and materials - A. Each underground storage place for oil, grease, or flammable...

§ 45.2-824. Diesel-powered equipment - Diesel-powered equipment may be utilized underground with the written approval...

§ 45.2-825. Arcs, sparks, and flames - A. The intentional creation of any open arc, open spark,...

§ 45.2-826. Pre-shift examinations - A. The operator or his agent shall establish eight-hour intervals...

§ 45.2-827. on-shift examinations - A. At least once during each shift, and more often...

§ 45.2-828. Weekly examinations - A. At least once every seven days, a mine foreman...

§ 45.2-829. Examinations of fans - A. An authorized person shall conduct a daily inspection of...

§ 45.2-830. Record of examinations - A. Any hazardous condition found by the mine foreman or...

§ 45.2-831. Notice of hazardous conditions - The mine foreman shall give prompt attention to the removal...

§ 45.2-832. Notice of monitor tampering prohibition - The operator or agent shall display, in bold-faced type, on...

§ 45.2-833. Main fans - A. The active workings of a mine shall be ventilated...

§ 45.2-834. Fan stoppage plan - A fan stoppage plan shall be prepared for each mine....

§ 45.2-835. Auxiliary fans - A. The installation or use of an auxiliary fan in...

§ 45.2-836. Quantity of air - A. The quantity of air passing through the last open...

§ 45.2-837. Bleeder systems - A. Every mine shall have a system, approved by the...

§ 45.2-838. Coursing of air - A. The main intake and return air currents of a...

§ 45.2-839. Actions for excessive methane - A. Tests for methane concentration under this section shall be...

§ 45.2-840. Crosscuts - A. Crosscuts shall be made between entries and between rooms...

§ 45.2-841. Permanent stoppings - A. Permanent stoppings shall be built and maintained: 1. Between...

§ 45.2-842. Ventilation controls - A. Ventilation shall be so arranged by means of air...

§ 45.2-843. Line brattice - A. Substantially constructed line brattice shall be used from the...

§ 45.2-844. Ventilation with air from certain areas - Active face workings shall not be ventilated with air that...

§ 45.2-845. Worked-out areas - A. Every worked-out area shall be either sealed or ventilated....

§ 45.2-846. Air quality - A. All active workings shall be ventilated by a current...

§ 45.2-847. Examination of mine for explosive gas and other hazardous conditions - A. Every certified person whose regular duties require him to...

§ 45.2-848. Tampering with methane monitoring devices prohibited; penalty - A. No person shall intentionally disturb, disconnect, bypass, impair, or...

§ 45.2-849. Allowing persons to work in mine where methane monitoring equipment disconnected; penalty - No operator, agent, or mine foreman shall knowingly permit any...

§ 45.2-850. Intentionally bypassing a safety device; prohibition - A. No person shall intentionally bypass, bridge, or otherwise impair...

§ 45.2-851. Control of coal dust - A. Coal dust shall not be permitted to accumulate excessively...

§ 45.2-852. Rock dusting - A. Every underground area of a mine, except an area...

§ 45.2-853. Checking system; tracking system - A. Each mine shall have a personnel checking system that...

§ 45.2-854. Protective clothing - A. Every miner shall wear a protective hat while underground...

§ 45.2-855. Noise levels and ear protection - Each mine operator shall provide approved hearing protection to miners....

§ 45.2-856. Smoking materials prohibited; penalty - A. No miner or other person shall smoke or carry...

§ 45.2-857. Allowing persons to work in a mine with smoker's articles; penalty - A. No operator, agent, or mine foreman shall knowingly permit...

§ 45.2-858. Posting of notice - A. The operator or his agent shall display, in bold-faced...

§ 45.2-859. Smoking in surface and other areas - A. No miner or other person shall smoke, carry, or...

§ 45.2-860. Portable illumination - A. For portable illumination underground, every miner shall use a...

§ 45.2-861. First aid equipment - Each mine shall have adequate supplies of first aid equipment...

§ 45.2-862. Attention to injured persons - A. When an injury occurs underground, the injured person shall...

§ 45.2-863. Certified emergency medical services providers - A. At each mine, the mine operator shall station at...

Chapter 9 - Requirements Applicable to Surface Coal Mines

§ 45.2-900. Scope of chapter - This chapter applies to the operation of any surface coal...

§ 45.2-901. Regulations governing conditions and practices at surface coal mines - A. The Chief may, after consultation with the Virginia Coal...

§ 45.2-902. Standards for regulations - In adopting regulations pursuant to § 45.2-901, the Chief shall...

§ 45.2-903. Safety examinations - A. An on-shift examination of the work area, including any...

§ 45.2-904. Records of examinations - A. Documentation of examinations and testing conducted pursuant to §...

§ 45.2-905. Areas with safety or health hazards; duties of surface mine foreman - A. Any hazardous condition shall be corrected promptly or the...

§ 45.2-906. Personal protection devices and practices - A. Every person at a surface coal mine shall wear...

§ 45.2-907. Housekeeping - A. Good housekeeping shall be practiced in and around every...

§ 45.2-908. Noxious fumes - Painting or any operation that creates noxious fumes shall be...

§ 45.2-909. First aid equipment - Every surface coal mine shall have adequate supplies of first...

§ 45.2-910. First aid training - A. Each surface foreman shall complete and pass a first...

§ 45.2-911. Attention to injured persons - A. Prompt medical attention shall be provided in the event...

§ 45.2-912. Firefighting equipment; duties in case of fire; fire precaution in transportation of mining equipment; fire prevention generally - A. Each mine shall be provided with suitable firefighting equipment...

§ 45.2-913. Duties in case of fire - A. If a fire occurs, the person discovering it and...

§ 45.2-914. Fire precautions - A. An examination for fire shall be made after every...

§ 45.2-915. Haulage and mobile equipment; operating condition - A. All mobile equipment shall be maintained in a safe...

§ 45.2-916. Equipment operation - A. Equipment operating speeds, conditions, and characteristics shall be prudent...

§ 45.2-917. Safety measures on equipment - A. Every rubber-tired or crawler-mounted piece of equipment shall have...

§ 45.2-918. Transportation of personnel - No person shall be permitted to ride or otherwise be...

§ 45.2-919. Lighting - A. Lights shall be provided on or in surface structures...

§ 45.2-920. Shop and other equipment - A. The following shall be guarded and maintained adequately: 1....

§ 45.2-921. Hydraulic hoses - Every hydraulic hose that is used on equipment shall have...

§ 45.2-922. Stairways, platforms, runways, and floor openings - A. Stairways, platforms, and runways shall be provided where persons...

§ 45.2-923. Loading and haulage work area requirements - A. Every ramp or dump shall be of solid construction,...

§ 45.2-924. Equipment operation - A. If a truck spotter is used, he shall be...

§ 45.2-925. Control of dust and combustible material - A. Where a surface coal mining operation raises an excessive...

§ 45.2-926. Overhead high-potential power lines; surface transmission lines; electric wiring in surface buildings - A. Overhead high-potential power lines shall be (i) placed at...

§ 45.2-927. Transformers - A. Unless a surface transformer is isolated by elevation to...

§ 45.2-928. Grounding - A. Every metallic sheath, armor, or conduit enclosing a power...

§ 45.2-929. Circuit breakers and switches - A. An automatic circuit breaking device or fuse of the...

§ 45.2-930. Electrical trailing cables - A. Every trailing cable shall be provided with suitable short-circuit...

§ 45.2-931. Surface storage of explosives and detonators - A. Two or more surface magazines shall be provided for...

§ 45.2-932. Misfires - A. Every misfire shall be reported promptly to the mine...

§ 45.2-933. Minimum blasting practices - A. If explosives are in use on the surface and...

§ 45.2-934. Ground control - A. Every surface coal mining operation shall establish and follow...

§ 45.2-935. Inspection of electric equipment and wiring; checking and testing methane monitors - Electric equipment and wiring that extends to an underground area...

§ 45.2-936. Highwall inspections - A. A mine foreman shall inspect the face of each...

§ 45.2-937. Penetration of underground mines; testing - A. A qualified person shall test for the presence of...

§ 45.2-938. Safety precautions - A. No person shall enter an auger hole or highwall...

§ 45.2-939. Surface coal mining; distance from wells; requirements - A. Any mine operator who plans to remove coal or...

Chapter 10 - Virginia Coal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1979

§ 45.2-1000. Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a...

§ 45.2-1001. Limitations of chapter - Nothing in this chapter is intended or shall be construed...

§ 45.2-1002. Application of chapter - A. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to...

§ 45.2-1003. Authority and duties of Director - A. The authority to adopt regulations necessary to carry out...

§ 45.2-1004. Training and certification of blasters - A. In order to ensure that explosives are used only...

§ 45.2-1005. Conflicts of interest prohibited - A. For the purposes of this section, "financial interest" includes...

§ 45.2-1006. Resisting, etc., Director or agent of the Director; penalty - It is a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not...

§ 45.2-1007. Coal Surface Mining Regulatory Fund - There is hereby created in the state treasury a special...

§ 45.2-1008. Coal exploration operations - A. Any coal exploration operation that substantially disturbs the natural...

§ 45.2-1009. Permit required for coal surface mining operation; term; transfer, etc. - A. No person shall engage in or carry out any...

§ 45.2-1010. Form and contents of permit application; fee - A. Application for a surface mining permit shall be made...

§ 45.2-1011. Operation and reclamation plans - Each application for a coal surface mining permit pursuant to...

§ 45.2-1012. Revision of permits - A. The process for revision of a permit is as...

§ 45.2-1013. Approval or denial of permit - A. Upon the basis of a complete mining application and...

§ 45.2-1014. Public participation in process of issuing or revising permits - A. The Director shall establish by regulation procedures for the...

§ 45.2-1015. Decision of Director upon permit application; hearing; appeal - A. The Director shall notify each applicant for a permit...

§ 45.2-1016. Performance bonds - A. After a coal surface mining permit application has been...

§ 45.2-1017. Performance standards - A. The Director shall by regulation establish performance standards that...

§ 45.2-1018. Surface effects of underground coal mining operations - A. The Director shall adopt regulations directed toward the surface...

§ 45.2-1019. Inspections and monitoring - A. For the purpose of administering and enforcing any permit...

§ 45.2-1020. Enforcement of chapter generally - A. If the Director determines that any condition or practice...

§ 45.2-1021. Civil and criminal penalties - A. Any permittee who violates any permit condition or any...

§ 45.2-1022. Citizen suits; rights of citizens to accompany inspectors - A. Except as provided in subsection B or C, any...

§ 45.2-1023. Forfeiture or release of performance bond - A. The Director shall adopt regulations, consistent with regulations adopted...

§ 45.2-1024. Performance of reclamation operations by Director - In the event of forfeiture of a performance bond, in...

§ 45.2-1025. Administrative review of notice or order issued under § 45.2-1020 - A. A permittee who is issued a notice or order...

§ 45.2-1026. Hearings - Every formal hearing shall be conducted in accordance with §...

§ 45.2-1027. Judicial review of final order or decision or decision under § 45.2-1035 - A. Any party aggrieved by a final order, decision, or...

§ 45.2-1028. Designating areas unsuitable for coal surface mining - A. 1. The Director shall establish a planning process that...

§ 45.2-1029. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits - A. For the purpose of this section: "Board" means the...

§ 45.2-1030. Replacement of water supply - A. The operator of any coal surface mining operation shall...

§ 45.2-1031. State Reclamation Program - A. The Commonwealth's program for the reclamation of land and...

§ 45.2-1032. Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund - A. There is hereby created in the state treasury a...

§ 45.2-1033. Operator may perform reclamation; bidding; conditions; adjustment of required bonds; regulations - A. Notwithstanding any licensing requirement under Title 54.1, an operator...

§ 45.2-1034. Eligible lands and water; priorities for expenditures - A. Lands and water eligible for reclamation or drainage abatement...

§ 45.2-1035. Right of entry, acquisition, disposition, and reclamation of land adversely affected by past coal mining practices - A. The Director shall take all reasonable actions to obtain...

§ 45.2-1036. Commonwealth to have lien for reclamation work - The Commonwealth shall have a lien, if perfected as provided...

§ 45.2-1037. Perfection of lien; waiver of lien - A. The Director shall perfect the lien given under the...

§ 45.2-1038. Recordation and indexing of lien; notice - It is the duty of the clerk in whose office...

§ 45.2-1039. Priority of lien - Any lien acquired under this article shall have priority as...

§ 45.2-1040. Hearing to determine amount of lien - Any party having an interest in the real property against...

§ 45.2-1041. Satisfaction of lien - Any lien acquired under this article shall be satisfied to...

§ 45.2-1042. Miscellaneous powers of Director - A. In addition to any other remedies provided for in...

§ 45.2-1043. Coal Surface Mining Reclamation Fund - There is hereby created in the state treasury a special...

§ 45.2-1044. Participation in Fund - A. Participation in the Fund is open to any operator...

§ 45.2-1045. Initial payments into Fund; renewal payments; bonds - A. Any operator filing a permit application for a coal...

§ 45.2-1046. Assessment of reclamation tax revenues for Fund - A. There is hereby levied a reclamation tax upon the...

§ 45.2-1047. Special assessment - A. In addition to the tax assessed pursuant to §...

§ 45.2-1048. Collection of reclamation tax and penalties for nonpayment - A. Payment of taxes under this section shall be made...

§ 45.2-1049. Forfeiture of bonds on operations participating in the Fund; alternative remedies - A. Forfeiture of bonds of an operation participating in the...

§ 45.2-1050. Reinstatement to the Fund; recovery of Fund expenditures - A. An operator who has defaulted on any reclamation obligation...

§ 45.2-1051. Coal Surface Mining Reclamation Fund Advisory Board - A. The Coal Surface Mining Reclamation Fund Advisory Board (the...

Chapter 11 - Mineral Mine Safety Act

§ 45.2-1100. Mineral Mine Safety Act - For purposes of this title, this chapter and Chapters 14...

§ 45.2-1101. Definitions - As used in the Mineral Mine Safety Act and in...

§ 45.2-1102. Safety and health - In safety and health, all mineral miners are to be...

§ 45.2-1103. Special safety rules - The operator of a mine may adopt special safety rules...

§ 45.2-1104. Persons permitted to work in mines; age requirements - A. No person under 18 years of age shall be...

§ 45.2-1105. Prohibited acts by miners or other persons; miners to comply with law - A. No miner or other person shall (i) knowingly damage...

§ 45.2-1106. Safety materials and supplies - It is the duty of each operator or agent to...

§ 45.2-1107. Notifying miners of violations; compliance with Act - A. The operator and his agent shall cooperate with the...

§ 45.2-1108. Affiliations of Department personnel with labor union, mining company, etc.; interest in mine; inspections of mines where inspector previously employed - A. Neither the Director nor any other officer or employee...

§ 45.2-1109. Appointment and general qualifications of mine inspectors - A. Each mine inspector shall be appointed by the Director....

§ 45.2-1110. Qualifications of mine inspectors - Each mine inspector conducting inspections of mineral mines shall have...

§ 45.2-1111. Duties of Director - A. The Director shall (i) supervise the execution and enforcement...

§ 45.2-1112. Technical specialists - The Director may appoint technical specialists in the areas of...

§ 45.2-1113. Records of Board of Mineral Mining Examiners - The Director of the Division shall preserve in his office...

§ 45.2-1114. Certification of certain persons employed in mineral mines; powers of the Department - A. The Department may require certification of each person who...

§ 45.2-1115. Examinations required for Mineral Mining Certifications - A. The Department may require the examination of each applicant...

§ 45.2-1116. Performance of certain tasks by uncertified persons; penalty - It is unlawful for any person to perform any task...

§ 45.2-1117. Examination fees; Mineral Mining Examiners' Fund - A. A fee of $10 shall be paid to the...

§ 45.2-1118. Reciprocal acceptance of other certifications - In lieu of conducting an examination prescribed by law or...

§ 45.2-1119. Renewal of certificates - The holder of any certificate issued by the Board of...

§ 45.2-1120. Revocation of certificates - A. The Department may revoke any certificate upon finding that...

§ 45.2-1121. Reexamination - The holder of a certificate revoked pursuant to § 45.2-1120...

§ 45.2-1122. General mineral miner certification - A. Every person beginning work in a mineral mine subsequent...

§ 45.2-1123. Foreman certification - A. At any mineral mine where three or more persons...

§ 45.2-1124. License required for operation of mineral mines; term - A. No person shall engage in the operation of any...

§ 45.2-1125. Fee to accompany application for license; Mineral Mine License Fund; disposition of fees - A. Each application for a mineral mine license or a...

§ 45.2-1126. Application for license - A. Each application for a license shall be submitted by...

§ 45.2-1127. Denial or revocation of license - A. The Director may deny an application for, or revoke...

§ 45.2-1128. Operating without license; penalty - A. In addition to any other power conferred by law,...

§ 45.2-1129. Annual reports; condition to issuance of license following transfer of ownership - A. The licensed operator of each mine or his agent...

§ 45.2-1130. Notices to Department; resumption of mining following discontinuance - A. The licensed operator or his agent shall send notice...

§ 45.2-1131. Maps of mines required to be made; contents; extension and preservation; use by Department; release; posting of map - A. Prior to commencing mining activity, the licensed operator of...

§ 45.2-1132. When the Director may cause maps to be made; payment of expense - A. If a licensed mine operator or his agent neglects...

§ 45.2-1133. Making false statements; penalty - It is unlawful for any person responsible for making any...

§ 45.2-1134. Mine rescue and first aid stations - The Director is hereby authorized to purchase, equip, and operate...

§ 45.2-1135. Mine rescue teams - The Director may have trained and employed at the mine...

§ 45.2-1136. Duty to train team - It is the duty and responsibility of the Department to...

§ 45.2-1137. Qualification for team membership; direction of teams - A. To qualify for membership in a mine rescue team,...

§ 45.2-1138. Team members considered employees of the mine where emergency exists; compensation; workers' compensation - When engaged in rescue or recovery work during an emergency...

§ 45.2-1139. Requirements of recovery work - A. During recovery work and prior to entering any mine,...

§ 45.2-1140. State-designated mine rescue teams - The Director may, upon the request of a licensed operator...

§ 45.2-1141. Mine Rescue Fund - A. There is hereby created in the state treasury a...

§ 45.2-1142. Inspections; Mine Rescue Coordinator - A. The Director shall (i) inspect, or cause to be...

§ 45.2-1143. Workers' compensation; liability - A. For the purpose of workers' compensation coverage during any...

§ 45.2-1144. Reports of explosions and mine fires; procedure - A. If an explosion or mine fire occurs in a...

§ 45.2-1145. Operators' reports of accidents; investigations; reports by Department - A. Each operator shall report promptly to the Department the...

§ 45.2-1146. Reports of other accidents and injuries - A. Each miner employed at a mine shall promptly notify...

§ 45.2-1147. Duties of mine inspectors - Each mine inspector shall: 1. Report to his supervisor immediately,...

§ 45.2-1148. Frequency of mine inspections - A. The Director shall conduct a complete inspection of each...

§ 45.2-1149. Evaluation of risks at mines - A. For the purpose of allocating the resources of the...

§ 45.2-1150. Review of inspection reports and records - Prior to completing an inspection of an underground mineral mine,...

§ 45.2-1151. Advance notice of inspections; confidentiality of trade secrets - A. No person shall give advance notice of any mine...

§ 45.2-1152. Scheduling of mine inspections - A. The Director shall schedule the inspections of mines under...

§ 45.2-1153. Denial of entry - No person shall deny the Director or any mine inspector...

§ 45.2-1154. Duties of operator - A. Each operator of a mine, or his agent, shall...

§ 45.2-1155. Duties of inspectors - A. During a complete inspection of any mine, other than...

§ 45.2-1156. Certificates of inspection - A. Upon completing a mine inspection, each mine inspector shall...

§ 45.2-1157. Notices of violations - A. If the Director or a mine inspector has reasonable...

§ 45.2-1158. Closure orders - A. The Director or a mine inspector shall issue a...

§ 45.2-1159. Tolling of time for abating violations - The period of time specified in a notice of violation...

§ 45.2-1160. Injunctive relief - A. Any person violating or failing, neglecting, or refusing to...

§ 45.2-1161. Violations; penalties - Any person convicted of willfully violating any provision of the...

§ 45.2-1162. Prosecution of violations - A. It is the duty of every attorney for the...

§ 45.2-1163. Fees and costs - No fees or costs shall be charged to the Commonwealth...

§ 45.2-1164. Reports of violations - A. Any person aware of a violation of this chapter...

§ 45.2-1165. Training programs - A. The Department may administer training programs for the purpose...

§ 45.2-1166. Mineral mining safety training - The Director may implement a program of voluntary safety talks...

§ 45.2-1167. Mineral mining safety training programs - A. Each operator shall have a plan containing the following...

Chapter 12 - Permits for Certain Mining Operations; Reclamation of Land

§ 45.2-1200. Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a...

§ 45.2-1201. Construction of chapter - Nothing in this chapter is intended, nor shall anything in...

§ 45.2-1202. Authority of Director; enforcement of chapter by injunction - A. The Director may adopt regulations to effectuate the provisions...

§ 45.2-1203. Exemption for restricted mining - Any operator engaged in mining who disturbs less than one...

§ 45.2-1204. Permit Fee Fund - There is hereby created in the state treasury a special...

§ 45.2-1205. Permit required; fee; renewal fee; application; furnishing copy of map, etc., to landowner; approval by Department - A. It is unlawful for any operator to engage in...

§ 45.2-1206. Operations plan; reclamation; policy of Director - A. Each application for a permit shall be accompanied by...

§ 45.2-1207. Special Reclamation Fund - There is hereby created in the state treasury a special...

§ 45.2-1208. Bond of operator - Each operator at the time of filing his application shall...

§ 45.2-1209. Review of operations plan and reclamation provision by Director; issuance of permit - A. Upon receipt of an operations plan acceptable to the...

§ 45.2-1210. Application for permit; adjoining landowners; local official - A. Each application for a permit shall be accompanied by...

§ 45.2-1211. Succession of one operator by another at uncompleted project - If one operator succeeds another at any uncompleted operation, whether...

§ 45.2-1212. Additional bond to be posted annually; release of previous bond; report of reclamation work - A. Within 10 days following the anniversary date of any...

§ 45.2-1213. Notice of noncompliance served on operator - A. The Director may cause a notice of noncompliance to...

§ 45.2-1214. Collection of debts - The amount by which the cost of reclamation exceeds the...

§ 45.2-1215. Commonwealth to have lien for reclamation work - The Commonwealth shall have a lien, if perfected as provided...

§ 45.2-1216. Perfection of lien; waiver of lien - A. Except as provided in subsection B, the Director shall...

§ 45.2-1217. Recordation and indexing of lien; notice - It is the duty of the clerk in whose office...

§ 45.2-1218. Priority of lien - Any lien acquired under this article shall have priority as...

§ 45.2-1219. Hearing to determine amount of lien - Any party having an interest in the real property against...

§ 45.2-1220. Satisfaction of lien - Any lien acquired under this article shall be satisfied to...

§ 45.2-1221. Additional bond to cover amended estimate of land to be disturbed - If, during any operation, it is found that the operator's...

§ 45.2-1222. Interference with reclamation unlawful; other mining operations on land - It is unlawful for any owner of surface rights or...

§ 45.2-1223. Penalty for violation of chapter, etc. - Any violation of any provision of this chapter or of...

§ 45.2-1224. Assistance of federal, state, and local agencies - In approving plans of operation and in issuing rules and...

§ 45.2-1225. Injunction prohibiting mining operation - Whenever adverse ecological disruptions or the injurious effects thereof seriously...

§ 45.2-1226. Appeals from decisions of the Department - An appeal from any order of the Department shall be...

§ 45.2-1227. Local standards and regulations; waiver of application of chapter; review for strict compliance with chapter - A. Any locality may establish standards and adopt regulations dealing...

§ 45.2-1228. Orphaned Lands Reclamation Fund - There is hereby created in the state treasury a special...

§ 45.2-1229. Survey; priorities for reclamation - The Director shall conduct a survey to determine the extent...

§ 45.2-1230. Agreements with owners or lessees; reclamation by Director - The Director is authorized to enter into agreements with owners...

§ 45.2-1231. Contracts for reclamation - The Director is authorized to contract with any state agency,...

§ 45.2-1232. Acceptance of federal funds, gifts, etc. - The Director is authorized (i) to accept federal funds or...

§ 45.2-1233. Definition - For purposes of this article, "Fund" means the Minerals Reclamation...

§ 45.2-1234. Minerals Reclamation Fund - There is hereby created in the state treasury a special...

§ 45.2-1235. Membership in Fund; payments required - Each operator who has had five years of satisfactory operation...

§ 45.2-1236. Release of bonds and other securities - All bonds and other securities issued by an operator pursuant...

§ 45.2-1237. Return of member payments - Subject to the provisions of § 45.2-1240, the Director shall...

§ 45.2-1238. Revocation of permits; reclamation work - If a permit issued to a member is revoked pursuant...

§ 45.2-1239. Collection of debt where cost of reclamation exceeds member's forfeited payments, etc. - The amount by which the cost of reclamation exceeds the...

§ 45.2-1240. Decreases in size of Fund - Whenever the size of the Fund decreases to less than...

§ 45.2-1241. Order of return of payments - The return of payments to members shall be made in...

§ 45.2-1242. Discontinuance of Fund - If the Fund is discontinued, any amounts remaining in the...

§ 45.2-1243. Construction of article; Fund used solely for reclamation - Nothing in this article shall be construed as vesting in...

Chapter 13 - Mineral Mining Retaining Dams; Adjacent Owners

§ 45.2-1300. Definitions - As used in this article, unless the context requires a...

§ 45.2-1301. Dams and mine refuse piles; construction - A. Any water-retaining or silt-retaining dam or mine refuse pile...

§ 45.2-1302. Examination of dams and mine refuse piles; potentially hazardous conditions; plans to be submitted by licensed operators - A. Every water-retaining or silt-retaining dam or mine refuse pile...

§ 45.2-1303. Consent required before working mine near land of another - No owner or tenant of any land within the Commonwealth...

§ 45.2-1304. Adjacent owner to be permitted to survey mine; proceedings to compel entry for survey - A. If a person who is interested in or has...

Chapter 14 - Requirements Applicable to Underground Mineral Mines

§ 45.2-1400. Scope of chapter - This chapter is applicable to the operation of any underground...

§ 45.2-1401. Regulations governing conditions and practices at underground mineral mines - A. The Director shall adopt, in accordance with the provisions...

§ 45.2-1402. Adoption of regulations - The Director shall adopt regulations: 1. Regarding transportation of miners,...

§ 45.2-1403. Flame safety lamps - No flame safety lamp shall be used for detecting methane....

§ 45.2-1404. Standards for regulations - In adopting regulations pursuant to § 45.2-1401 or 45.2-1402, the...

§ 45.2-1405. Mining in proximity to gas and oil wells - A. The Director shall adopt regulations requiring each licensed operator...

Chapter 15 - Requirements Applicable to Surface Mineral Mines

§ 45.2-1500. Scope of chapter - This chapter is applicable to the operation of any surface...

§ 45.2-1501. Regulations governing conditions and practices at surface mineral mines - A. The Director shall adopt, in accordance with Article 2...

§ 45.2-1502. Standards for regulations - In adopting regulations pursuant to § 45.2-1501, the Director shall...

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Code of Virginia Title 45.2 - Mines, Minerals, and Energy

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Title 45.2 - Mines, Minerals, and Energy