NAC519A.045. “Mining operation” defined.  


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  • “Mining operation” means all activities conducted in this State by a person on or beneath the surface of land for the purpose of, or in connection with, the development or extraction of any mineral. The term does not include a small mining operation or a sand or aggregate pit.

     (Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n, eff. 9-19-90)