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WY Stat § 30-2-301 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 30 - Mines and Minerals|Chapter 2 - Mining Operations|Article 3 - State Mining Council|Section 30-2-301 - Board of Mines Renamed Mining Council; Created; Composition; Qualifications, Appointment and Term of Members; Removal; Officers; Rules; Quorum; Vacancies; Compensation.

30-2-301. Board of mines renamed mining council; created; composition; qualifications, appointment and term of members; removal; officers; rules; quorum; vacancies; compensation.| (a) There is created a state board of mines which is renamed the state mining council within the department of workforce services which shall consist of eleven (11) members. Ten (10) members shall be appointed equally from among the management and hourly employees of the mining industry, including surface and underground coal mining, and shall serve for a term of four (4) years and until their successors are appointed and qualified except for the inspector who is a member of the council and entitled to vote in case of a tie. Each member of the council, except the inspector, shall be a qualified elector of the state and shall have at least five (5) years experience in the mining industry immediately preceding his appointment. The members shall be appointed by the governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate and from among the management and employees of the mining industry. The tenure of the members of the council shall be so arranged that the terms of not more than five (5) of the members shall expire in any one (1) year period. The governor may remove any council member as provided in W.S. 9-1-202. The council shall have among its appointed members:  (i) An underground coal or gassy mine management official;  (ii) A practical underground coal or gassy mine member; and  (iii) A mining engineer.  (b) The officers of the council are a president and a vice-president, elected by the council from among its members, and a secretary who need not be a member of the council. The council has the power and duty to formulate and adopt rules consistent with the provisions of law to govern its own operation and functions. A majority of the combined council represents a quorum necessary to transact council business.  (c) Appointments, terms and the filling of vacancies shall be in accordance with W.S. 28-12-101 through 28-12-103.  (d) Members of the council shall receive compensation, per diem and travel expenses in the same manner and amount as the state legislature while going to, attending or returning from council meetings or official committee meetings. An official committee shall be any committee of two (2) or more council members created by a majority vote of a quorum of the council.
WY Stat § 30-2-302 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 30 - Mines and Minerals|Chapter 2 - Mining Operations|Article 3 - State Mining Council|Section 30-2-302 - State Mining Council to Act in Conjunction With Inspector.

30-2-302. State mining council to act in conjunction with inspector.| The council shall act in conjunction with the inspector to improve safety, health, training, examinations and certification of miners in mining operations and mines, in the production and the processing of minerals, and in all installations, equipment and operations constituting a part of mining operations and mines.
WY Stat § 30-2-303 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 30 - Mines and Minerals|Chapter 2 - Mining Operations|Article 3 - State Mining Council|Section 30-2-303 - Regular and Special Meetings of Mining Council; Record of Proceedings.

30-2-303. Regular and special meetings of mining council; record of proceedings.| Regular meetings of the council shall be quarterly at a place within this state determined by the council. Special meetings may be called at any time by the governor, by the president of the council or by the inspector of mines and shall be called upon the request of any three (3) council members. Full and complete minutes and records of all council meetings, proceedings and actions shall be kept and preserved.
WY Stat § 30-2-306 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 30 - Mines and Minerals|Chapter 2 - Mining Operations|Article 3 - State Mining Council|Section 30-2-306 - State Mining Council; Examinations for Certificates; Duty as to Examinations Generally; Meetings; Notice of Meetings.

30-2-306. State mining council; examinations for certificates; duty as to examinations generally; meetings; notice of meetings.| The state mining council shall examine applicants for certification as mine foreman and mine examiner, and shall issue certificates of competency to qualified applicants who pass the examination. The council shall meet at least annually in May at Rock Springs to examine applicants for certificates and may meet at other times and places. The council shall decide the day and place of all meetings. At least fifteen (15) days notice of the place and date of every meeting of the council held for the purpose of examining applicants shall be given by publication in a newspaper published in the area where the examination is to be held, and by posting copies of the published notice at all mines in the vicinity of said place. A meeting held pursuant to this section may be held in conjunction with regular council meetings required by W.S. 30-2-303.
WY Stat § 30-2-307 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 30 - Mines and Minerals|Chapter 2 - Mining Operations|Article 3 - State Mining Council|Section 30-2-307 - State Mining Council; Nature of Examination Generally; Grading; Record to Be Kept; Public Inspection of Record; Fees for Examination and Certificate; Replacement.

30-2-307. State mining council; nature of examination generally; grading; record to be kept; public inspection of record; fees for examination and certificate; replacement.| (a) The state mining council shall ascertain the experience, knowledge and understanding of each applicant for the position for which he desires a certificate. The council shall examine applicants for mine examiner and mine foreman both orally and in writing. To obtain a certificate the applicant shall obtain a total weighted average grade of seventy-five percent (75%). A complete record shall be made of each examination, including all questions and answers, both oral and written. The record shall be filed with the inspector and maintained permanently as a public record.  (b) Each applicant shall pay an examination fee which shall be set annually by the council and shall be based upon anticipated testing expenditures. The council upon satisfactory proof of loss or destruction of a certificate shall issue a duplicate upon receipt of five dollars ($5.00). All fees collected by the council shall be deposited with the state treasurer and credited to a separate account and shall be used for the administration of the mine foreman and mine examiner certification examinations.
WY Stat § 30-2-308 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 30 - Mines and Minerals|Chapter 2 - Mining Operations|Article 3 - State Mining Council|Section 30-2-308 - Mine Foremen; When Required; Duties; Mines to Be Supervised by Certified Personnel.

30-2-308. Mine foremen; when required; duties; mines to be supervised by certified personnel.| Each underground mine with one (1) or more persons present underground shall be supervised by a certified mine foreman who shall ensure compliance with mining laws regarding his duties and the health and safety of mine employees. A certified mine foreman shall remain underground when persons are present underground unless authorized by a variance issued by the council. The mine foreman shall not permit any person to work in an unsafe place unless it be for the purpose of making it safe. Work for the purpose of making a place safe shall be under the direct supervision of a certified mine foreman. The mine foreman shall provide data and information regarding the operation of the mine required by the inspector.
WY Stat § 30-2-310 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 30 - Mines and Minerals|Chapter 2 - Mining Operations|Article 3 - State Mining Council|Section 30-2-310 - Temporary Permit; When Permitted; Expiration; Subsequent Examination Required.

30-2-310. Temporary permit; when permitted; expiration; subsequent examination required.| (a) The inspector, upon consent of the state mining council, may issue to an applicant a temporary permit to operate as a mine foreman or mine examiner without a certificate if the applicant meets the requirements of W.S. 30-2-309 other than the examination requirement. The temporary permit shall expire on the date of the next examination given by the council after issuance of the temporary permit. A person issued a temporary permit under this section for a particular type of mineral shall not be issued an additional temporary permit for the same type of mineral if he failed:  (i) The certification examination for that type of mineral; or  (ii) To take the certification examination for that type of mineral.
WY Stat § 30-2-311 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 30 - Mines and Minerals|Chapter 2 - Mining Operations|Article 3 - State Mining Council|Section 30-2-311 - Revocation of Certificate After Notice and Hearing; Suspension; Reexamination; Revocation of Certificate of Inspector or Deputy; Filing of Certificate.

30-2-311. Revocation of certificate after notice and hearing; suspension; reexamination; revocation of certificate of inspector or deputy; filing of certificate.| (a) Any certificate issued by the council or temporary permit issued by the inspector may be suspended or revoked by the council for violation of this act or rules and regulations promulgated under this act, intoxication while in duty status, mental disabilities or neglect of duty. Except as otherwise provided, the council may revoke or suspend a certificate or temporary permit only after a hearing in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act. The council may suspend any certificate or temporary permit pending further investigation and hearing, for actions that pose a serious threat to the health and safety of miners. The council shall establish by rule a time limit after the alleged date of an incident as provided in this subsection within which a complaint shall be filed. All complaints shall be verified and filed in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the council. The council or designated members of the council may, after reviewing the complaint and conducting any investigation deemed necessary, determine that the grounds alleged do not warrant suspension or revocation and dismiss the complaint without hearing. No person whose certificate has been revoked under this section for less than ninety (90) days shall be examined by the council. No person whose certificate has been revoked under this section shall be reissued a certificate unless the council finds the incapacity, if any, on which the revocation was based has ceased to exist.  (b) When the council revokes the mine foreman certificate of the inspector or a deputy inspector, the governor shall forthwith remove such person from office.  (c) The holder of a mine foreman or mine examiner certificate shall present it to the official of the mine where he is employed, who shall file it in the mine office. The certificate shall be made available for inspection by interested persons.
WY Stat § 30-2-312 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 30 - Mines and Minerals|Chapter 2 - Mining Operations|Article 3 - State Mining Council|Section 30-2-312 - Optional Certifications of Surface Mine Foremen and Mine Examiners; Surface Mine Operators Not Required to Employ.

30-2-312. Optional certifications of surface mine foremen and mine examiners; surface mine operators not required to employ.| (a) The state mining council may certify a mine foreman, safety engineer or mine examiner desiring to work in a surface mine upon request by an applicant for the certificate. Certificates shall be issued under W.S. 30-2-307 and 30-2-309(a) through (d). Applicants and certificate holders are subject to W.S. 30-2-310 and 30-2-311.  (b) No owner or operator of a surface mine is required to employ a certified mine foreman, safety engineer or mine examiner.
WY Stat § 30-2-401 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 30 - Mines and Minerals|Chapter 2 - Mining Operations|Article 4 - Duties of Operators|Section 30-2-401 - Safety Rules; Posting; Responsibility for Observance.

30-2-401. Safety rules; posting; responsibility for observance.| All owners, operators and mine site contractors shall post in a conspicuous place and make available to all employees the rules and duties of safety governing their employment. Employees are responsible for the observance of all the rules and safety practices in all phases of their work.
WY Stat § 30-2-402 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 30 - Mines and Minerals|Chapter 2 - Mining Operations|Article 4 - Duties of Operators|Section 30-2-402 - Annual Report to Inspector; Contents.

30-2-402. Annual report to inspector; contents.| The owner, operator or mine site contractor of any mining operation shall report annually to the inspector before January 31 of each year. The report shall contain the names of the owners, operators and mine site contractors, the post office address, the name of the claim to be operated, the number of persons employed, classified as to occupation, the name of the county mining district, and the tonnage produced during the previous calendar year, upon forms furnished by the inspector.
WY Stat § 30-2-403 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 30 - Mines and Minerals|Chapter 2 - Mining Operations|Article 4 - Duties of Operators|Section 30-2-403 - Record of Accidents to Be Kept; Inspection of Record; Reports Filed With Inspector; Report of Serious Accidents.

30-2-403. Record of accidents to be kept; inspection of record; reports filed with inspector; report of serious accidents.| (a) The owner, operator or mine site contractor shall keep a record of all accidents occurring in connection with mining operations. The record shall be open to the inspector or his deputies at all times.  (b) In all compensable injuries, the owner, operator or mine site contractor shall send to the inspector a copy of the report of injury form filed in worker's compensation cases.  (c) A mine owner, operator or mine site contractor shall immediately notify the inspector's office in person or by conversing with an individual of that office by telephone of any of the following occurrences:  (i) An accident that has caused a fatality or serious injury;  (ii) Any explosion of gas or dust underground;  (iii) Any fire occurring underground or in any structure immediately adjacent to or attached to any mine opening;  (iv) A cave-in or roof or rib fall which:  (A) Impairs ventilation;  (B) Impedes passage to and from work; or  (C) Has the potential to cause a serious injury.  (v) Damage to hoisting equipment, shafts or slopes which cause delay of normal operations.
WY Stat § 30-2-404 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 30 - Mines and Minerals|Chapter 2 - Mining Operations|Article 4 - Duties of Operators|Section 30-2-404 - Notification of Change in Ownership, etc., of Mining Property.

30-2-404. Notification of change in ownership, etc., of mining property.| The inspector shall be informed promptly of any change in the name, ownership or operator of any operating mining property.
WY Stat § 30-2-405 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 30 - Mines and Minerals|Chapter 2 - Mining Operations|Article 4 - Duties of Operators|Section 30-2-405 - Notice as to Commencement of Operations.

30-2-405. Notice as to commencement of operations.| (a) Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 106, § 2.  (b) The owner or operator of a mine shall notify the inspector whenever a new mine is opened, or whenever an existing mine is either closed or reopened. The notice shall be given immediately before the happening of the event, and shall specify the date upon which the event will occur.
WY Stat § 30-2-406 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 30 - Mines and Minerals|Chapter 2 - Mining Operations|Article 4 - Duties of Operators|Section 30-2-406 - Barrier Pillars Required; Penalty for Failure to Leave.

30-2-406. Barrier pillars required; penalty for failure to leave.| (a) The operator of every mine which has another coal or mineral property contiguous or immediately adjacent to it shall leave barrier pillars at least fifty (50) feet in width along the boundary line of the contiguous coal or mineral property. Owners of adjacent properties are not prohibited from extracting the coal or mineral along the boundary line if they enter into a written agreement providing the pillars may be pulled.  (b) Any person violating subsection (a) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment of not more than six (6) months, or both.
WY Stat § 30-2-407 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 30 - Mines and Minerals|Chapter 2 - Mining Operations|Article 4 - Duties of Operators|Section 30-2-407 - Abandonment or Closing Down of Mine; Procedures to Be Followed.

30-2-407. Abandonment or closing down of mine; procedures to be followed.| (a) No owner or operator shall abandon or indefinitely close down any underground mine until the inspector performs a final inspection.  (b) Upon abandonment or closing down of an underground mine, the owner or operator shall effectively close or fence off all surface openings through which persons or animals could fall or enter.  (c) Upon abandonment or closing down of a strip or open-pit mine, mining or prospecting pit or excavation, appropriate action shall be taken where necessary to safeguard against injury to persons or animals.  (d) Within thirty (30) days after abandonment or closing down of any underground mine, the owner or operator shall file with the inspector a map showing all pertinent data as of the date of closing or abandonment in the form prescribed by the inspector. The map and all data shown thereon shall be confidential and not open for public inspection until (2) consecutive years have elapsed without resumption of mining activity, unless release has been authorized in writing by the owner or unless release is necessary for safety reasons shown by an adjoining operator or other person.
WY Stat § 30-2-408 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 30 - Mines and Minerals|Chapter 2 - Mining Operations|Article 4 - Duties of Operators|Section 30-2-408 - Maps of Mines to Be Made; Contents; Semiannual Revision; Maintenance and Filing.

30-2-408. Maps of mines to be made; contents; semiannual revision; maintenance and filing.| (a) The owner or operator of each mine shall make an accurate map or plan of the mine and mine workings on a scale not exceeding two hundred (200) feet to the inch or as otherwise approved by the inspector. The map or plan shall:  (i) Exhibit all openings or excavations, shafts, tunnels, slopes, planes, gangways, entries, cross headings, rooms and installations related to safety;  (ii) Show the direction of air currents in the mine;  (iii) Accurately delineate the boundary line between the mine and adjoining mines;  (iv) Be prepared with reference to and show the boundaries of the legal subdivision in which the mine is located;  (v) Be accurately brought up to date every six (6) months.  (b) The owner or operator shall:  (i) Maintain a copy of each map or plan for use at the mine by the inspector, his deputy or any miner employed at the mine;  (ii) File a copy of each map or plan with the inspector;  (iii) Maintain a copy of the current map or plan on bulletin boards near mine entrances and at all principal working stations.
WY Stat § 30-2-409 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 30 - Mines and Minerals|Chapter 2 - Mining Operations|Article 4 - Duties of Operators|Section 30-2-409 - Survey and Platting of Underground Workings by County Surveyor; Fees; Notice to Mine Owner; Hindering Surveyor Prohibited; Penalty.

30-2-409. Survey and platting of underground workings by county surveyor; fees; notice to mine owner; hindering surveyor prohibited; penalty.| (a) The county surveyor shall, upon the written request of an adjoining landowner, enter and make a complete, true and accurate survey and plat of the underground workings of any mine in the county to ascertain the location of the workings with respect to the boundary line of the property of the adjoining landowner. The county surveyor shall make an official plat and report of the survey to the adjoining landowner. The county surveyor shall receive from the adjoining landowner the same fees allowed by law for county surveying. If the county surveyor is interested in either of the adjoining properties or is not qualified to make the survey, he shall call a competent engineer who is not interested in the properties to make the survey and plat. The county surveyor may take any necessary action to aid him in making the survey and plat. The county surveyor shall give the mine owner or operator ten (10) days written notice of the date the survey will begin.  (b) The owner, operator or any person in charge of any mine shall not hinder, delay or prevent the county surveyor, or engineer substituted for him from entering the mine, from making the survey and plat, or from performing his duties under subsection (a) of this section. Any person violating this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or both.
WY Stat § 30-2-502 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 30 - Mines and Minerals|Chapter 2 - Mining Operations|Article 5 - Shot-Firers|Section 30-2-502 - Shots Missed or Not Fired; Report; Search to Recover Undetonated Explosive.

30-2-502. Shots missed or not fired; report; search to recover undetonated explosive.| (a) The shot-firer or trona utility shot-firer shall immediately after the completion of his work, report in writing to the proper official, any shots missed or not fired, their location and the reason therefor.  (b) A misfired shot shall be handled under the direct supervision of the mine foreman or a certified person designated by him.  (c) A search by the mine foreman or certified person designated by him of the working place, and, if necessary, the material, shall be made after blasting a misfired hole to recover undetonated explosive.
WY Stat § 30-2-503 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 30 - Mines and Minerals|Chapter 2 - Mining Operations|Article 5 - Shot-Firers|Section 30-2-503 - Prohibited Acts.

30-2-503. Prohibited acts.| (a) No person shall alter or change any drill hole after it has been approved by the shot-firer or the trona utility shot-firer.  (b) No shot-firer or trona utility shot-firer, whether voluntarily or by command or request of any person, shall fire any unlawful shot, or any shot which is not a workmanlike, proper and practical shot.  (c) No person shall order, command or induce any shot-firer or trona utility shot-firer to fire any unlawful shot, or any shot which is not a workmanlike, proper and practical shot.  (d) No person shall drill or shoot a dead hole. A "dead hole" is a hole where the width of the shot at the point measured at right angles to the line of hole is so great that the heel is not of sufficient strength to at least balance the resistance at the point. The "heel" means that part of the shot which lies outside of the collar.
WY Stat § 30-2-601 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 30 - Mines and Minerals|Chapter 2 - Mining Operations|Article 6 - Explosives and Flammables|Section 30-2-601 - Sale of Explosives; Date of Manufacture to Be Marked; Sale Within 12 Months of Manufacture.

30-2-601. Sale of explosives; date of manufacture to be marked; sale within 12 months of manufacture.| All nitroglycerine, powder or other high explosive sold in this state shall be properly marked with the date of manufacture on each stick of powder. No nitroglycerine, powder or other high explosives shall be sold after twelve (12) months from date of manufacture.