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2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 33 - PARKS AND WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-61-107) › GREAT OUTDOORS PROGRAM (§§ 33-60-101 — 33-61-107) › Article 61 - PRODUCTION FEES FOR WILDLIFE AND LAND REMEDIATION (§§ 33-61-101 — 33-61-107) › Section 33-61-105 - Registration required - petty offense - civil penalty

(1)
Every producer liable for the production fee for wildlife and land remediation and the production fee for clean transit shall file a registration statement on a form prescribed by the executive director on or before July 1, 2025, or on or before the date of first production, whichever is later.
(2)
(a)
Any producer that produces oil or gas on or after July 1, 2025, in the state without registering in accordance with subsection (1) of this section commits a petty offense and shall be punished in accordance with section 18-1.3-503.
(b)
The executive director shall also assess a civil penalty of fifty dollars per day to a maximum penalty of one thousand dollars against any producer that produces oil or gas in the state on or after July 1, 2025, without registering as set forth in subsection (1) of this section. The executive director shall assess and collect and transmit the civil penalty imposed by this subsection (2)(b) to the state treasurer, and the state treasurer shall credit the civil penalties transmitted in the same manner as the production fee for wildlife and land remediation and the production fee for clean transit. The executive director may waive or reduce the civil penalty assessed pursuant to this subsection (2)(b) if the producer's failure to register is due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect or intent to defraud.
Added by 2024 Ch. 184,§ 6, eff. 5/16/2024.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 33 - PARKS AND WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-61-107) › GREAT OUTDOORS PROGRAM (§§ 33-60-101 — 33-61-107) › Article 61 - PRODUCTION FEES FOR WILDLIFE AND LAND REMEDIATION (§§ 33-61-101 — 33-61-107) › Section 33-61-106 - Returns and remittance of fees - rules

(1)
Every producer shall file a return with the executive director for each calendar quarter upon forms prescribed and furnished by the executive director. The return must contain the volume of oil and gas produced in the state during the previous calendar quarter, the production fee for wildlife and land remediation and the production fee for clean transit due on the volume of oil and gas produced in the state during the previous calendar quarter, and any other information that the executive director may reasonably require.
(2)
The producer shall file the return required by subsection (1) of this section with the executive director on or before the last day of the second month following the previous calendar quarter applicable to the return and with the return shall remit the production fees for wildlife and land remediation and the production fees for clean transit due. The producer shall file the return required by subsection (1) of this section electronically and remit the amount of the production fees for wildlife and land remediation and the production fees for clean transit due by electronic funds transfer.
(3)
The executive director may extend the time for making a return and paying the production fees for wildlife and land remediation and the production fees for clean transit due for good cause shown or under such reasonable rules as the executive director may promulgate.
(4)
(a)
If a person neglects or refuses to make a timely return, to pay or correctly account for any production fees for wildlife and land remediation or production fees for clean transit as required by this article 61, or to keep complete and accurate records pursuant to section 33-61-107, the executive director shall make an estimate, based upon the information that may be available, of the amount of production fees for wildlife and land remediation or production fees for clean transit due, not accounted for, or incorrectly accounted for on a return for the period for which the producer is delinquent. The executive director shall add to the estimated amount of production fees for wildlife and land remediation or production fees for clean transit due, not accounted for, or incorrectly accounted for interest if applicable under section 39-21-110.5 and a penalty equal to the greater of:
(I)
Fifteen dollars; or
(II)
Ten percent of such unpaid, unaccounted, or incorrectly accounted amount, plus one-half percent per month from the date when due, not exceeding eighteen percent in the aggregate.
(b)
The executive director shall provide the delinquent producer a written notice of deficiency detailing the estimated fees, penalty, and interest in accordance with section 39-21-103 (1).
Added by 2024 Ch. 184,§ 6, eff. 5/16/2024.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 33 - PARKS AND WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-61-107) › GREAT OUTDOORS PROGRAM (§§ 33-60-101 — 33-61-107) › Article 61 - PRODUCTION FEES FOR WILDLIFE AND LAND REMEDIATION (§§ 33-61-101 — 33-61-107) › Section 33-61-107 - Books and records

Every producer shall keep complete and accurate records necessary for the determination of the correct amount of the production fees for wildlife and land remediation and production fees for clean transit collected pursuant to this article 61 and section 43-4-1204. The producer shall provide a copy of the records required to be kept pursuant to this section and any other records determined to be necessary by the executive director for the correct amount of the production fees for wildlife and land remediation and production fees for clean transit due, to the executive director, if so requested. The executive director may establish the acceptable form of such records.
Added by 2024 Ch. 184,§ 6, eff. 5/16/2024.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 34 - MINERAL RESOURCES (§§ 34-1-100.5 — 34-70-101) › GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (§§ 34-1-100.5 — 34-1-305) › Article 1 - GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (§§ 34-1-100.5 — 34-1-305) › Part 1 - [Repealed] COLORADO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (§ 34-1-100.5) › Section 34-1-100.5 - to 34-1-106 - [Repealed]

(1) This part 1 was numbered as article 1 of chapter 64, C.R.S. 1963.
(2) Section 34-1-100.5(3) provided for the repeal of this part 1, effective January 31, 2013. On January 24, 2013, the revisor of statutes received the notice referred to in section 34-1-100.5(3) related to the repeal. For more information about the repeal and notice, see House Bill 12-1355, L. 2012, p. 1196.
For current provisions relating to the Colorado geological survey, see part 2 of article 41 of title 23 .
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 34 - MINERAL RESOURCES (§§ 34-1-100.5 — 34-70-101) › GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (§§ 34-1-100.5 — 34-1-305) › Article 1 - GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (§§ 34-1-100.5 — 34-1-305) › Part 2 - [Repealed] GEOLOGY (§ 34-1-201) › Section 34-1-201 - to 34-1-202 - [Repealed]

(1) This part 2 was numbered as article 3 of chapter 51, C.R.S. 1963, and was not amended prior to its repeal in 2013.
(2) Section 34-1-100.5(3) provided for the repeal of this part 2, effective January 31, 2013. On January 24, 2013, the revisor of statutes received the notice referred to in section 34-1-100.5(3) related to the repeal. For more information about the repeal and notice, see House Bill 12-1355, L. 2012, p. 1196.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 34 - MINERAL RESOURCES (§§ 34-1-100.5 — 34-70-101) › GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (§§ 34-1-100.5 — 34-1-305) › Article 1 - GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (§§ 34-1-100.5 — 34-1-305) › Part 3 - PRESERVATION OF COMMERCIAL MINERAL DEPOSITS (§§ 34-1-301 — 34-1-305) › Section 34-1-301 - Legislative declaration

(1)
The general assembly hereby declares that:
(a)
The state's commercial mineral deposits are essential to the state's economy;
(b)
The populous counties of the state face a critical shortage of such deposits;
(c)
Such deposits should be extracted according to a rational plan, calculated to avoid waste of such deposits and cause the least practicable disruption of the ecology and quality of life of the citizens of the populous counties of the state.
(2)
The general assembly further declares that, for the reasons stated in subsection (1) of this section, the regulation of commercial mineral deposits, the preservation of access to and extraction of such deposits, and the development of a rational plan for extraction of such deposits are matters of concern in the populous counties of the state. It is the intention of the general assembly that the provisions of this part 3 have full force and effect throughout such populous counties, including, but not limited to, the city and county of Denver and any other home rule city or town within each such populous county but shall have no application outside such populous counties.
L. 73: p. 1046, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 92-36-1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 34 - MINERAL RESOURCES (§§ 34-1-100.5 — 34-70-101) › GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (§§ 34-1-100.5 — 34-1-305) › Article 1 - GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (§§ 34-1-100.5 — 34-1-305) › Part 3 - PRESERVATION OF COMMERCIAL MINERAL DEPOSITS (§§ 34-1-301 — 34-1-305) › Section 34-1-302 - Definitions

As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Commercial mineral deposit" means a natural mineral deposit of limestone used for construction purposes, coal, sand, gravel, and quarry aggregate, for which extraction by an extractor is or will be commercially feasible and regarding which it can be demonstrated by geologic, mineralogic, or other scientific data that such deposit has significant economic or strategic value to the area, state, or nation.
(2)
"Extractor" means any individual, partnership, association, or corporation which extracts commercial mineral deposits for use in the business of selling such deposits or for use in another business owned by the extractor or any department or division of federal, state, county, or municipal government which extracts such deposits.
(3)
"Populous county or populous counties of the state" means any county or city and county having a population of sixty-five thousand inhabitants or more according to the latest federal decennial census.
L. 73: p. 1047, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 92-36-2.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 34 - MINERAL RESOURCES (§§ 34-1-100.5 — 34-70-101) › GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (§§ 34-1-100.5 — 34-1-305) › Article 1 - GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (§§ 34-1-100.5 — 34-1-305) › Part 3 - PRESERVATION OF COMMERCIAL MINERAL DEPOSITS (§§ 34-1-301 — 34-1-305) › Section 34-1-303 - Geological survey to make study

After July 1, 1973, the Colorado geological survey shall contract for a study of the commercial mineral deposits in the populous counties of the state in order to identify and locate such deposits. Such study shall be of sand, gravel, and quarry aggregate, and shall be completed on or before July 1, 1974, and shall include a map or maps of the state showing such commercial mineral deposits, copies of which may be generally circulated. Any commercial mineral deposits discovered subsequent to July 1, 1974, may be, upon discovery, included in such study.
L. 73: p. 1047, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 92-36-3.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 34 - MINERAL RESOURCES (§§ 34-1-100.5 — 34-70-101) › GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (§§ 34-1-100.5 — 34-1-305) › Article 1 - GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (§§ 34-1-100.5 — 34-1-305) › Part 3 - PRESERVATION OF COMMERCIAL MINERAL DEPOSITS (§§ 34-1-301 — 34-1-305) › Section 34-1-305 - Preservation of commercial mineral deposits for extraction

(1)
After July 1, 1973, no board of county commissioners, governing body of any city and county, city, or town, or other governmental authority which has control over zoning shall, by zoning, rezoning, granting a variance, or other official action or inaction, permit the use of any area known to contain a commercial mineral deposit in a manner which would interfere with the present or future extraction of such deposit by an extractor.
(2)
After adoption of a master plan for extraction for an area under its jurisdiction, no board of county commissioners, governing body of any city and county, city, or town, or other governmental authority which has control over zoning shall, by zoning, rezoning, granting a variance, or other official action or inaction, permit the use of any area containing a commercial mineral deposit in a manner which would interfere with the present or future extraction of such deposit by an extractor.
(3)
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a board of county commissioners, a governing body of any city and county, city, or town, or any other governmental authority which has control over zoning from zoning or rezoning land to permit a certain use, if said use does not permit erection of permanent structures upon, or otherwise permanently preclude the extraction of commercial mineral deposits by an extractor from, land subject to said use.
(4)
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a board of county commissioners, a governing body of any city and county, city, or town, or other governmental authority which has control over zoning from zoning for agricultural use, only, land not otherwise zoned on July 1, 1973.
(5)
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a use of zoned land permissible under the zoning governing such land on July 1, 1973.
(6)
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a board of county commissioners, a governing body of any city and county, city, or town, or any other governmental authority from acquiring property known to contain a commercial mineral deposit and using said property for a public purpose; except that such use shall not permit erection of permanent structures which would preclude permanently the extraction of commercial mineral deposits.
L. 73: p. 1048, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 92-36-5. L. 75: (6) added, p. 1336, § 2, effective June 29.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 34 - MINERAL RESOURCES (§§ 34-1-100.5 — 34-70-101) › JOINT REVIEW PROCESS (§ 34-10-101) › Article 10 - [Repealed] COLORADO JOINT REVIEW PROCESS (§ 34-10-101) › Section 34-10-101 - to 34-10-104 - [Repealed]

(1) This article was added in 1983.
(2) Section 34-10-104 provided for the repeal of this article, effective July 1, 1996. (See L. 91, p. 689.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 34 - MINERAL RESOURCES (§§ 34-1-100.5 — 34-70-101) › MINES AND MINERALS (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-54-107) › HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-31-103) › Article 20 - MINING - LEGISLATIVE DECLARATION AND DEFINITIONS (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-20-104) › Section 34-20-101 - Legislative declaration

The general assembly hereby finds and declares that the extraction of mineral resources is a necessary and proper activity and that the achievement of safe and healthful conditions and practices in mines in this state can only be accomplished with the cooperation and coordination of the operators of such mines, the miners who work in the mines, and the state and federal government. The general assembly recognizes that the mining industry is vital to the economy of this state and that the state's mineral and energy resources are of commercial and strategic value to the entire country. The general assembly also recognizes that the efficient development of such resources provides jobs and generates revenues for state and local economies and that such development should be conducted in a manner which protects the health and safety of the miners and of the general public. The general assembly further finds and declares that all mines as defined under federal law are subject to federal regulation. It is the intent of the general assembly to recognize the existence of the federal mine safety laws and to provide a means whereby the state can assist, upon request, mine operators and miners in their attempts to comply with those laws. The general assembly also recognizes that nonproducing mines and mines that are open to the public are not regulated by the federal government. It is the intent of the general assembly to provide an inspection program for such mines to assist in protecting the health and safety of the general public touring such operations. The general assembly hereby recognizes that the "Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977", as amended, Pub.L. 95-164, provides for the proper ventilation of mines and the construction of escapement shafts. The general assembly declares that it is the intent of the general assembly that all mines in the state of Colorado that are subject to said federal law shall comply with said requirements for ventilation and escapement shafts.
L. 88: Entire article R&RE, p. 1184, § 1, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 1922, § 9, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 34-20-102 as it existed prior to 1988.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 34 - MINERAL RESOURCES (§§ 34-1-100.5 — 34-70-101) › MINES AND MINERALS (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-54-107) › HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-31-103) › Article 20 - MINING - LEGISLATIVE DECLARATION AND DEFINITIONS (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-20-104) › Section 34-20-104 - [Repealed]

Amended by 2013 Ch. 209,§21, eff. 5/13/2013.
Repealed by 2013 Ch. 120,§1, eff. 8/7/2013.
L. 92: Entire section added, p. 1923, § 11, effective July 1. L. 96: (3)(j) added, p. 999, § 2, effective May 23; (3)(i) repealed, p. 1218, § 13, effective August 7. L. 98: (4) repealed, p. 72, § 1, effective March 23. L. 2002: (3)(c) amended, p. 878, § 7, effective August 7. L. 2006: (1) amended, p. 216, § 9, effective August 7. L. 2008: (3)(j) amended, p. 1872, § 9, effective June 2. L. 2013: (3)(j) amended, (SB 13-181), ch. 209, p. 872, § 21, effective May 13; entire section repealed, (HB 13-1139), ch. 120, p. 407, § 1, effective August 7.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 34 - MINERAL RESOURCES (§§ 34-1-100.5 — 34-70-101) › MINES AND MINERALS (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-54-107) › HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-31-103) › Article 21 - OFFICE OF ACTIVE AND INACTIVE MINES (§§ 34-21-101 — 34-21-110) › Section 34-21-102 - Commissioner of mines

(1)
In accordance with the provisions of section 1 of article XVI of the Colorado constitution, it is the duty of the governor, with the consent of the senate, to appoint a person known to be competent to the office of commissioner, who may also be the executive director of the department of natural resources. The office of commissioner of mines shall be located in the office of the executive director of the department of natural resources. The governor has the power to remove said commissioner from office for incompetency, neglect of duty, or abuse of the privileges of such commissioner's office.
(2)
(Deleted by amendment, L. 92, p. 1931, § 13, effective July 1, 1992.)
L. 88: Entire article R&RE, p. 1187, § 2, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 1931, § 13, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 34-40-103 as it existed prior to 1988.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 34 - MINERAL RESOURCES (§§ 34-1-100.5 — 34-70-101) › MINES AND MINERALS (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-54-107) › HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-31-103) › Article 21 - OFFICE OF ACTIVE AND INACTIVE MINES (§§ 34-21-101 — 34-21-110) › Section 34-21-103 - Head of office of active and inactive mines - appointment - staff

(1)
The director shall, subject to the provisions of section 13 of article XII of the state constitution, appoint the head of the office of active and inactive mines, subject to the supervision and control of the director. The head of the office of active and inactive mines shall have knowledge of mine health and safety practices, an understanding of mining technologies, and reclamation practices.
(2)
The director may hire such competent persons, including authorized representatives, as the director deems necessary and proper for carrying out the purposes of articles
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to
24
,
32
, and
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of this title, and such persons shall comprise the office staff.
L. 88: Entire article R&RE, p. 1187, § 2, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 1931, § 14, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 34-40-103 as it existed prior to 1988.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 34 - MINERAL RESOURCES (§§ 34-1-100.5 — 34-70-101) › MINES AND MINERALS (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-54-107) › HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-31-103) › Article 21 - OFFICE OF ACTIVE AND INACTIVE MINES (§§ 34-21-101 — 34-21-110) › Section 34-21-104 - Rules and regulations

The director may, subject to the supervision and control of the commissioner, promulgate rules and regulations which shall be in accordance with the provisions of article
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of title
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, C.R.S., to carry out the provisions of articles
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to
24
of this title and shall enforce the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder in the same manner as he enforces the provisions of such articles. In the promulgation of such rules and regulations, the director shall consult with representatives of operators and miners.
L. 88: Entire article R&RE, p. 1187, § 2, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 34-40-103 as it existed prior to 1988.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 34 - MINERAL RESOURCES (§§ 34-1-100.5 — 34-70-101) › MINES AND MINERALS (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-54-107) › HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-31-103) › Article 21 - OFFICE OF ACTIVE AND INACTIVE MINES (§§ 34-21-101 — 34-21-110) › Section 34-21-105 - Conflicts of interest

The commissioner, director, division staff, and office staff shall devote their entire time and attention to the duties of their offices. Neither the commissioner, the director, nor any member of the office staff, shall be an owner, operator, employee, controlling stockholder, or director of any producing mine, nor shall any such person act as manager, agent, or lessee for any mining corporation or act as an active member, officer, or employee of any labor union or organization representing miners during the term of such person's office.
L. 88: Entire article R&RE, p. 1187, § 2, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 1932, § 15, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 34-40-110 as it existed prior to 1988.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 34 - MINERAL RESOURCES (§§ 34-1-100.5 — 34-70-101) › MINES AND MINERALS (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-54-107) › HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-31-103) › Article 21 - OFFICE OF ACTIVE AND INACTIVE MINES (§§ 34-21-101 — 34-21-110) › Section 34-21-106 - Officers not to reveal information - penalty

(1)
Information obtained by the commissioner, director, and office staff, including authorized representatives, which pertains to mine and metallurgical processes, ore bodies, or deposits or to the location, course, or character of underground workings and which is stamped confidential shall remain confidential, except in the way of official reports filed for record in accordance with the requirements of articles
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to
25
of this title, and no information shall be furnished with the intent to aid in or prevent the sale or other conveyance of any mine or mining property.
(2)
Any person who violates the requirements of this section is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars nor more than five thousand dollars. In addition, the person so convicted shall be removed from his position.
L. 88: Entire article R&RE, p. 1188, § 2, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 1932, § 16, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 34-40-114 as it existed prior to 1988.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 34 - MINERAL RESOURCES (§§ 34-1-100.5 — 34-70-101) › MINES AND MINERALS (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-54-107) › HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-31-103) › Article 21 - OFFICE OF ACTIVE AND INACTIVE MINES (§§ 34-21-101 — 34-21-110) › Section 34-21-107 - Salaries of commissioner and division employees

The commissioner shall receive a salary as provided by law. Employees of the division shall receive for their services salaries to be paid as other officers and employees of the state are paid, pursuant to section 13 of article XII of the state constitution.
L. 88: Entire article R&RE, p. 1188, § 2, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 34-40-116 as it existed prior to 1988.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 34 - MINERAL RESOURCES (§§ 34-1-100.5 — 34-70-101) › MINES AND MINERALS (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-54-107) › HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-31-103) › Article 21 - OFFICE OF ACTIVE AND INACTIVE MINES (§§ 34-21-101 — 34-21-110) › Section 34-21-108 - Report of director

(1)
The director shall report to the executive director of the department of natural resources at such times and on such matters as the executive director requires.
(2)
The director is authorized to make researches and studies as appropriations may be made therefor and as he deems necessary to the mining industry in the state, but the researches and studies shall not duplicate the work of other state and federal agencies.
(3)
Materials prepared under the authority of this section or any other materials of the office of active and inactive mines of the state of Colorado circulated in quantity outside the department shall be issued subject to the approval and control of the executive director of the department of natural resources.
L. 88: Entire article R&RE, p. 1188, § 2, effective July 1. L. 93: (3) amended, p. 1791, § 83, effective June 6.
This section is similar to former § 34-40-111 as it existed prior to 1988.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 34 - MINERAL RESOURCES (§§ 34-1-100.5 — 34-70-101) › MINES AND MINERALS (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-54-107) › HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-31-103) › Article 21 - OFFICE OF ACTIVE AND INACTIVE MINES (§§ 34-21-101 — 34-21-110) › Section 34-21-109 - Code of signals

There shall be established by the commissioner a uniform code of signals, embracing those most generally in use in metalliferous mines, which shall be adopted in all mines using hoisting machinery. The code of signals shall be securely posted, in clear and legible form, in the engine room, at the collar of the shaft, and at each level or station. In all shafts equipped with cages, such shafts and cages shall be fully equipped with a system of electric signals from such cages and stations to the engineer wherever possible.
L. 88: Entire article R&RE, p. 1188, § 2, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 34-47-109 as it existed prior to 1988.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 34 - MINERAL RESOURCES (§§ 34-1-100.5 — 34-70-101) › MINES AND MINERALS (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-54-107) › HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-31-103) › Article 21 - OFFICE OF ACTIVE AND INACTIVE MINES (§§ 34-21-101 — 34-21-110) › Section 34-21-110 - Tourist mines

The office shall have the authority to inspect tourist mines in the state. In those cases where the public health and safety may be in danger, the office may close such mine until modification recommendations made by the office have been made. Where appropriate, such actions shall be made in consultation with the passenger tramway safety board.
L. 88: Entire article R&RE, p. 1188, § 2, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 1932, § 17, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 34 - MINERAL RESOURCES (§§ 34-1-100.5 — 34-70-101) › MINES AND MINERALS (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-54-107) › HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-31-103) › Article 22 - COAL MINE BOARD OF EXAMINERS (§§ 34-22-101 — 34-22-113) › Section 34-22-101 - Scope of article

The provisions of this article pertain only to coal mines.
L. 88: Entire article R&RE, p. 1189, § 3, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 34 - MINERAL RESOURCES (§§ 34-1-100.5 — 34-70-101) › MINES AND MINERALS (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-54-107) › HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-31-103) › Article 22 - COAL MINE BOARD OF EXAMINERS (§§ 34-22-101 — 34-22-113) › Section 34-22-103 - Salaries and expenses of board

The members of the board who are not state employees shall be compensated at a rate of fifty dollars per day for each day of actual service on the board and shall receive actual traveling and other expenses incurred by them in attendance at the meetings of the board and in the performance of their duties. The expenses in connection with the board shall be paid out of the general fund, or from any appropriation therefor, in accordance with the rules set forth by the state personnel board upon filing of the certificates of time and expenses of the board of examiners in the office of the controller, which certificates shall show the actual time in which each member of said board is so engaged and shall be signed by the chairman of said board and accompanied by vouchers showing the said expenses and shall be approved by the director.
L. 88: Entire article R&RE, p. 1190, § 3, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 34-21-103 as it existed prior to 1988.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 34 - MINERAL RESOURCES (§§ 34-1-100.5 — 34-70-101) › MINES AND MINERALS (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-54-107) › HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-31-103) › Article 22 - COAL MINE BOARD OF EXAMINERS (§§ 34-22-101 — 34-22-113) › Section 34-22-104 - Board of examiners - meetings - examinations

(1)
The board shall, by majority vote of all members, elect its chairman from among its members. The executive director of the department of natural resources, or a designee of the executive director, shall serve as administrator to the board. The office of active and inactive mines shall provide such assistance as may be necessary to the board in the performance of its duties. The board of examiners shall meet every year or more frequently, if necessary, at times and places designated by the chairman.
(2)
Examinations for certifications shall be given at such times as determined by the board to applicants for certificates of competency and at places to be determined by the division. Determination of the date and location of an examination shall be announced at least thirty days preceding the examination.
L. 88: Entire article R&RE, p. 1190, § 3, effective July 1. L. 92: (1) amended, p. 1933, § 19, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 34-21-105 as it existed prior to 1988.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 34 - MINERAL RESOURCES (§§ 34-1-100.5 — 34-70-101) › MINES AND MINERALS (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-54-107) › HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-31-103) › Article 22 - COAL MINE BOARD OF EXAMINERS (§§ 34-22-101 — 34-22-113) › Section 34-22-105 - Certificate of competency

(1)
Certificates of competency shall be required as a condition of employment for any person working in or about any coal mine in this state in positions designated by federal law.
(2)
Positions for which certification is required in underground coal mines include mine foreman, fire boss, mine electrician, shot-firer, and hoistman.
(3)
Positions for which certification is required in surface coal mines include blaster and electrician.
(4)
The board may designate such other position as may be required by federal law.
L. 88: Entire article R&RE, p. 1190, § 3, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 34-21-109 as it existed prior to 1988.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 34 - MINERAL RESOURCES (§§ 34-1-100.5 — 34-70-101) › MINES AND MINERALS (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-54-107) › HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-31-103) › Article 22 - COAL MINE BOARD OF EXAMINERS (§§ 34-22-101 — 34-22-113) › Section 34-22-106 - Reciprocity

The board may recognize certification by another state if such certification requirements are substantially similar to the certification requirements of this article. The holder of certification recognized as equivalent may be employed in coal mines of this state for a period to be determined by the board upon presentation of an equivalent certification from another state. The board, following review of such equivalent certification, may certify the applicant for the same position.
L. 88: Entire article R&RE, p. 1190, § 3, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former §§ 34-24-101 and 34-21-109 as they existed prior to 1988.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 34 - MINERAL RESOURCES (§§ 34-1-100.5 — 34-70-101) › MINES AND MINERALS (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-54-107) › HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-31-103) › Article 22 - COAL MINE BOARD OF EXAMINERS (§§ 34-22-101 — 34-22-113) › Section 34-22-108 - Expiration of certificates

Any certificate of competency issued pursuant to the provisions of this article shall become null and void if the certificate holder fails to be actively employed in the coal mining industry for a period of five years. This section shall not apply to federal coal mine inspectors.
L. 88: Entire article R&RE, p. 1192, § 3, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 34-21-118 as it existed prior to 1988.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 34 - MINERAL RESOURCES (§§ 34-1-100.5 — 34-70-101) › MINES AND MINERALS (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-54-107) › HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-31-103) › Article 22 - COAL MINE BOARD OF EXAMINERS (§§ 34-22-101 — 34-22-113) › Section 34-22-109 - Examinations - content

(1)
Applicants shall pass such reasonable and practical examinations as may be prescribed by the board for certification. Examinations shall be designed to demonstrate whether the applicant possesses sufficient practical and theoretical knowledge for competent performance of the position for which certification is sought and whether the applicant has knowledge of the state and federal mine health and safety laws.
(2)
An applicant for certification as a mine foreman or fire boss in underground coal mines shall be sufficiently knowledgeable as to coal mining, mechanical equipment, the different systems of working and ventilating coal mines, the nature and properties of noxious, explosive, poisonous gases of mines, and the nature and properties of coal dust.
(3)
To qualify for certification, an applicant for certification as a shot-firer must be sufficiently knowledgeable as to explosives, breaking agents, and blasting accessories used in coal mines, the proper placement of drill holes made for the purpose of breaking or dislodging coal and rock, the digital gas detector and its use in detecting inflammables and noxious gases, and the proper ventilation in the working places of coal mines.
Amended by 2020 Ch. 119,§ 4, eff. 6/23/2020.
L. 88: Entire article R&RE, p. 1192, § 3, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 34-21-110 as it existed prior to 1988.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 34 - MINERAL RESOURCES (§§ 34-1-100.5 — 34-70-101) › MINES AND MINERALS (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-54-107) › HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-31-103) › Article 22 - COAL MINE BOARD OF EXAMINERS (§§ 34-22-101 — 34-22-113) › Section 34-22-110 - Examinations - notice - grading - filing

(1)
Notice of examination shall be given by legible notices for a period of six months prior to the examination. The date and location of the examination shall be announced at least thirty days preceding the examination, and the conditions of eligibility shall be fully stated on the notices. Notices shall be furnished by the office of active and inactive mines and posted in a conspicuous place at each coal mine by the operator of such mine.
(2)
The office of active and inactive mines shall provide all candidates who take the examination with mathematical formulas to be used in the answering of questions given.
(3)
The examination papers of all applicants who earn certificates of competency shall be kept, with the complete list of questions and their correct solutions, by the office of active and inactive mines for a period of two years.
(4)
Application forms shall be provided by the office of active and inactive mines. Completed applications shall be returned at least fifteen days prior to the date of the examination.
L. 88: Entire article R&RE, p. 1192, § 3, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 1933, § 21, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 34-21-109 as it existed prior to 1988.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 34 - MINERAL RESOURCES (§§ 34-1-100.5 — 34-70-101) › MINES AND MINERALS (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-54-107) › HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-31-103) › Article 22 - COAL MINE BOARD OF EXAMINERS (§§ 34-22-101 — 34-22-113) › Section 34-22-111 - Certification fee

(1)
Each individual taking an examination for certification as required in section
34-22-105
shall pay to the office of active and inactive mines a fee of twenty-five dollars for any initial examination or subsequent examinations required because of the failure to receive a passing grade. Renewals of certificates of competency where required shall be at no cost to the individual holding a valid certificate.
(2)
Notwithstanding the amount specified for the fee in subsection (1) of this section, the executive director of the department of natural resources by rule or as otherwise provided by law may reduce the amount of the fee if necessary pursuant to section
24-75-402(3)
, C.R.S., to reduce the uncommitted reserves of the fund to which all or any portion of the fee is credited. After the uncommitted reserves of the fund are sufficiently reduced, the executive director of the department of natural resources by rule or as otherwise provided by law may increase the amount of the fee as provided in section
24-75-402(4)
, C.R.S.
L. 88: Entire article R&RE, p. 1192, § 3, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 1934, § 22, effective July 1. L. 98: Entire section amended, p. 1340, § 60, effective June 1.
This section is similar to former § 34-21-109 as it existed prior to 1988.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 34 - MINERAL RESOURCES (§§ 34-1-100.5 — 34-70-101) › MINES AND MINERALS (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-54-107) › HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-31-103) › Article 22 - COAL MINE BOARD OF EXAMINERS (§§ 34-22-101 — 34-22-113) › Section 34-22-113 - Repeal of article - subject to review

This article 22 is repealed, effective September 1, 2029. Before the repeal, this article 22 is scheduled for review in accordance with section
24-34-104
.
Amended by 2020 Ch. 119,§ 2, eff. 6/23/2020.
Amended by 2016 Ch. 83,§ 24, eff. 4/14/2016.
L. 88: Entire article R&RE, p. 1194, § 3, effective July 1. L. 95: Entire section amended, p. 93, § 4, effective March 30. L. 96: Entire section amended, p. 378, § 3, effective July 1. L. 2006: Entire section amended, p. 282, § 3, effective March 31. L. 2016: Entire section amended, (HB 16-1192), ch. 235, p. 235, § 24, effective April 14. L. 2020: Entire section amended, (HB 20-1208), ch. 494, p. 494, § 2, effective June 23.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 34 - MINERAL RESOURCES (§§ 34-1-100.5 — 34-70-101) › MINES AND MINERALS (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-54-107) › HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-31-103) › Article 23 - TRAINING AND RETRAINING PROGRAMS (§§ 34-23-101 — 34-23-105) › Section 34-23-101 - Training and retraining

(1)
The office of active and inactive mines may establish miner training and retraining programs and make such programs available to those operators and miners who request the assistance of the office of active and inactive mines in meeting the miner training and retraining requirements of the federal law.
(2)
Such programs shall be available throughout the state of Colorado and shall be offered at sites which are accessible by operators and miners.
(3)
The office of active and inactive mines may request the advice and assistance of the board in developing training and retraining programs for coal mines with respect to coal mine certification requirements.
L. 88: Entire article R&RE, p. 1194, § 4, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 1934, § 23, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 34-40-122 as it existed prior to 1988.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 34 - MINERAL RESOURCES (§§ 34-1-100.5 — 34-70-101) › MINES AND MINERALS (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-54-107) › HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-31-103) › Article 23 - TRAINING AND RETRAINING PROGRAMS (§§ 34-23-101 — 34-23-105) › Section 34-23-102 - Technical assistance

The office of active and inactive mines shall advise and assist operators in this state as may be necessary for mine safety on request of the operator. Such assistance shall include compliance with the federal law.
L. 88: Entire article R&RE, p. 1194, § 4, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 1934, § 24, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 34-40-122 as it existed prior to 1988.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 34 - MINERAL RESOURCES (§§ 34-1-100.5 — 34-70-101) › MINES AND MINERALS (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-54-107) › HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-31-103) › Article 23 - TRAINING AND RETRAINING PROGRAMS (§§ 34-23-101 — 34-23-105) › Section 34-23-103 - Mine rescue teams

(1)
The office of active and inactive mines shall assist operators in complying with the mine rescue team requirements of the "Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977", Pub.L. 95-164, as amended. Such assistance may include, but need not be limited to:
(a)
The establishing, equipping, and, where funds are available, training and maintaining of mine rescue teams;
(b)
The acquisition of funds for sustaining mine rescue centers;
(c)
Any assistance with rescue costs, where funds are available, at abandoned mines;
(d)
Making application for funds in cooperation with the division of emergency management to pay rescue costs; and
(e)
Technical assistance and training in mining rescue procedures for local officials.
L. 88: Entire article R&RE, p. 1194, § 4, effective July 1. L. 92: IP(1), (1)(c), and (1)(d) amended and (1)(e) added, p. 1935, § 25, effective July 1. L. 2004: (1)(d) amended, p. 1183, § 19, effective August 4.
This section is similar to former § 34-40-122 as it existed prior to 1988.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 34 - MINERAL RESOURCES (§§ 34-1-100.5 — 34-70-101) › MINES AND MINERALS (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-54-107) › HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-31-103) › Article 23 - TRAINING AND RETRAINING PROGRAMS (§§ 34-23-101 — 34-23-105) › Section 34-23-104 - Grant authorization

The office of active and inactive mines may apply for and accept federal, state, or private grants to further the purposes and objectives of this article.
L. 88: Entire article R&RE, p. 1194, § 4, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 1935, § 26, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 34 - MINERAL RESOURCES (§§ 34-1-100.5 — 34-70-101) › MINES AND MINERALS (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-54-107) › HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-31-103) › Article 23 - TRAINING AND RETRAINING PROGRAMS (§§ 34-23-101 — 34-23-105) › Section 34-23-105 - Conflict with "Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Act" and "Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act"

Nothing in this article shall apply to any mining operation regarding reclamation of mined land which is regulated by the mined land reclamation board or division pursuant to article 32 or 33 of this title.
L. 88: Entire article R&RE, p. 1194, § 4, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 34-40-121 as it existed prior 1988.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 34 - MINERAL RESOURCES (§§ 34-1-100.5 — 34-70-101) › MINES AND MINERALS (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-54-107) › HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-31-103) › Article 24 - DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF OPERATOR (§§ 34-24-101 — 34-24-112) › Section 34-24-101 - Annual report

On or before January 31 of each year, every owner or operator shall make a report covering the twelve months preceding the previous January 1. Such report shall contain the name and address of the operator, the location of the mine, the capacity of the mine, the mineral resource being produced, the total tons mined, the mining methods employed, the number of employees, the safety statistics, the location of the processing facility, and the percentage distribution of the mine product in-state and out-of-state.
L. 88: Entire article R&RE, p. 1195, § 5, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 34-29-134 as it existed prior to 1988.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 34 - MINERAL RESOURCES (§§ 34-1-100.5 — 34-70-101) › MINES AND MINERALS (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-54-107) › HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-31-103) › Article 24 - DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF OPERATOR (§§ 34-24-101 — 34-24-112) › Section 34-24-102 - Coal or other mine maps

(1)
Every operator shall make a map of the surface of the property and a map of the underground workings. Such map shall be updated and submitted annually to the division.
(2)
Each map shall be retained by the division in its permanent records. Such records shall be available for inspection, on request, by the public. Maps filed with the division prior to July 1, 1980, shall be made available to the public if the property is abandoned, and such maps shall be made available to the public with permission of the operator if the map depicts a mine which is still in production.
(3)
Whenever surface features of a mine property can be shown upon such map without obscuring its details or impairing its usefulness, a separate map need not be made.
(4)
Each map shall be made on a scale of not less than one hundred feet nor more than five hundred feet to the inch unless a different scale is approved by the office of active and inactive mines, and such map shall bear the name or number of the mine, its location as to county, township, and section, the name of the company or operator, the north point, the scale to which the map is drawn and an explanatory legend, and the certificate of the engineer or surveyor as to the accuracy of the map.
(5)
The underground map shall be made on the same scale as the surface map unless a different scale is approved by the office of active and inactive mines and shall show the mine openings or excavations; the shafts, slopes, and drifts of the mine, the connections with other mines or workings, or any other seams in the same mine; the entries, rooms, pillars, and abandoned workings of the mine; and the barrier pillars between adjoining properties. Each map shall show the elevation of the mine haulageways and cross entries every five hundred feet.
L. 88: Entire article R&RE, p. 1195, § 5, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 1935, § 27, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former §§ 34-30-102 through 34-30-106 as they existed prior to 1988.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 34 - MINERAL RESOURCES (§§ 34-1-100.5 — 34-70-101) › MINES AND MINERALS (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-54-107) › HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-31-103) › Article 24 - DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF OPERATOR (§§ 34-24-101 — 34-24-112) › Section 34-24-104 - Employees - age

No person under eighteen years of age shall be employed in or about a mine except in office, janitorial, or food service capacities or other nonextraction, preparation, or production activities on the surface of such mine.
L. 88: Entire article R&RE, p. 1196, § 5, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 34 - MINERAL RESOURCES (§§ 34-1-100.5 — 34-70-101) › MINES AND MINERALS (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-54-107) › HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-31-103) › Article 24 - DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF OPERATOR (§§ 34-24-101 — 34-24-112) › Section 34-24-105 - Opening or abandonment of mine - maps

(1)
It is the duty of the operator of every mine to notify the director prior to the opening of any mine or the abandonment of any mine.
(2)
Before a mine is abandoned or closed, the owner shall make a complete survey of all workings not represented on the maps and plans of such mine, and he shall enter the results on the maps to show the most advanced workings in the mine in relation to the boundary of the property. The owner shall file a copy of the updated map with the division.
L. 88: Entire article R&RE, p. 1197, § 5, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former §§ 34-29-129 and 34-30-107 as they existed prior to 1988.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 34 - MINERAL RESOURCES (§§ 34-1-100.5 — 34-70-101) › MINES AND MINERALS (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-54-107) › HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 34-20-101 — 34-31-103) › Article 24 - DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF OPERATOR (§§ 34-24-101 — 34-24-112) › Section 34-24-106 - Old workings

(1)
The entrance to inactive or abandoned workings shall be posted to warn unauthorized persons against entering the territory.
(2)
Abandoned workings shall be sealed or ventilated.
L. 88: Entire article R&RE, p. 1197, § 5, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 34-25-108 as it existed prior to 1988.