Nevada Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 6, 2015) |
Chapter519A Reclamation of Land Subject to Mining Operations or Exploration Projects |
REGULATION OF MINING OPERATIONS AND EXPLORATION PROJECTS |
General Provisions |
NAC519A.085. “Small mining operation” defined.
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- “Small mining operation” means a person who does not remove from the earth in any calendar year material in excess of 36,500 tons and who disturbs less than 5 acres of land in any calendar year. To determine the area of the surface disturbed, all land disturbed and left unreclaimed by an operator within a 1-mile radius of the center of the project must be considered.
(Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n, eff. 9-19-90)