MINING FACILITIES  


General Provisions
NAC 445A.350. Definitions.
NAC 445A.351. “Area of review” defined.
NAC 445A.352. “As-built drawings” defined.
NAC 445A.353. “Beneficiation” defined.
NAC 445A.354. “Best engineering judgment” defined.
NAC 445A.355. “Commission” defined.
NAC 445A.356. “Contaminant” defined.
NAC 445A.357. “Degrade” defined.
NAC 445A.358. “Department” defined.
NAC 445A.359. “Facility” defined.
NAC 445A.360. “Fluid management system” defined.
NAC 445A.361. “Groundwater” defined.
NAC 445A.362. “Liner” defined.
NAC 445A.363. “Meteoric waters” defined.
NAC 445A.364. “Mining” defined.
NAC 445A.365. “Modify materially” defined.
NAC 445A.366. “Ore” defined.
NAC 445A.367. “Permanent closure” defined.
NAC 445A.368. “Permit” defined.
NAC 445A.369. “Person” defined.
NAC 445A.370. “Pilot facility” and “testing facility” defined.
NAC 445A.371. “Placer mining” defined.
NAC 445A.372. “Point source” defined.
NAC 445A.373. “Pollutant” defined.
NAC 445A.374. “Pond” defined.
NAC 445A.375. “Process component” defined.
NAC 445A.376. “Process fluid” defined.
NAC 445A.377. “Small-scale facility” defined.
NAC 445A.378. “Source” defined.
NAC 445A.379. “Stabilized” defined.
NAC 445A.380. “Storm event” defined.
NAC 445A.381. “Tailings impoundment” defined.
NAC 445A.382. “Temporary closure” defined.
NAC 445A.383. “WAD cyanide” defined.
NAC 445A.384. “Waters of the State” defined.
NAC 445A.385. “Zero discharge” defined.
NAC 445A.386. Adoption of publication by reference.
NAC 445A.387. Scope; effect of noncompliance.
NAC 445A.388. Appeal of action taken by Department.
Permits for Facilities
NAC 445A.390. Permit required; operation under existing permit.
NAC 445A.391. Application for permit: Preliminary meeting with representative of Department.
NAC 445A.392. Application for permit: Construction or modification of process component; abbreviated application.
NAC 445A.393. Application for permit: Definition of site conditions, process materials, characteristics of waste and impacts.
NAC 445A.394. Application for permit: Submission; contents.
NAC 445A.395. Contents of application: Assessment of area of review.
NAC 445A.396. Contents of application: Meteorological report; analysis of samples.
NAC 445A.397. Contents of application: Engineering design report; specifications for fluid management system.
NAC 445A.398. Contents of application: Proposed operating plans.
NAC 445A.399. Preparation of plan for seasonal closure of process components.
NAC 445A.400. Initial review of application and notification of applicant; failure to provide information; submission of incorrect information.
NAC 445A.401. Action by Department upon application.
NAC 445A.402. Notice of intent to issue permit or deny application.
NAC 445A.403. Request for hearing on application; submission of comments on draft permit.
NAC 445A.404. Scheduling of public hearing on application.
NAC 445A.405. Notice of hearing: Publication; contents.
NAC 445A.406. Submission of testimony at hearing.
NAC 445A.407. Issuance of statement responding to comments on draft permit.
NAC 445A.408. Action by Director of Department after period for public comment.
NAC 445A.409. Issuance and maintenance of permit; maximum term and renewal of permit.
NAC 445A.410. Permit for small-scale facility: Contents of application; limitation on holding; applicability of minimum design criteria.
NAC 445A.411. Pilot facility or testing facility: Conditions for issuance of permit.
NAC 445A.412. Pilot facility or testing facility: Contents of application for permit.
NAC 445A.413. Pilot facility or testing facility: Construction of application indicating need to conduct testing beyond 2 years.
NAC 445A.414. Permit for facility using physical separation methods.
NAC 445A.415. Granting of permit which allows lower level of engineered containment than required by minimum design criteria.
NAC 445A.4155. Conditions pursuant to which modification to design of facility with existing permit does not require new public notice; extension of term of existing permit disallowed.
NAC 445A.416. Minor modification of existing permit; modification of operating plans.
NAC 445A.417. Major modification of existing permit.
NAC 445A.418. Fee for modification of permit.
NAC 445A.419. Transfer of permit to new owner or operator.
NAC 445A.420. Renewal of permit; operation of facility pending issuance of new permit.
Operation and Design of Facilities
NAC 445A.424. Limitations on degradation of water; exemptions.
NAC 445A.425. Process components in existence on September 1, 1989: Standards; additional monitoring.
NAC 445A.426. Notice of intent to commence active operation of process component.
NAC 445A.427. Duties of holder of permit upon construction or modification of process component.
NAC 445A.428. Level of containment required for placer mining or flotation facilities.
NAC 445A.429. Procedures required to prevent release of contaminants; requirements concerning impoundments.
NAC 445A.430. Stabilization of spent ore.
NAC 445A.431. Stabilization of tailings.
NAC 445A.432. Minimum design criteria: Generally.
NAC 445A.433. Minimum design criteria: Universal requirements; areas where groundwater is near surface; proximity of new process components to dwellings; liability for degradation of water.
NAC 445A.434. Minimum design criteria: Leach pads and other nonimpounding surfaces designed to contain and promote horizontal flow of process fluids.
NAC 445A.435. Minimum design criteria: Ponds.
NAC 445A.436. Minimum design criteria: Vats, tanks and other containers which confine process fluids.
NAC 445A.437. Minimum design criteria: Tailings impoundments.
NAC 445A.438. Minimum design criteria: Liners.
NAC 445A.439. Program required to control quality of construction of liner systems.
NAC 445A.440. Monitoring: Site of facility.
NAC 445A.441. Monitoring: Procedure upon variation in parameter or element being monitored.
NAC 445A.442. Monitoring: Process components.
NAC 445A.443. Monitoring: Beneficiation process.
NAC 445A.444. Examples of planned and unplanned temporary closures.
NAC 445A.445. Procedure upon unplanned temporary closure of process component.
NAC 445A.446. Permanent closure of facility.
NAC 445A.447. Plans for permanent closure; sources not classified as process components.