Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 25 - COAL MINING AND RECLAMATION OPERATIONS › Rule 2 - General Provisions › Section 2-6 - Exemption for coal extraction incidental to the extraction of other minerals; contents of application for exemption

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-34-2-1
Affected: IC 14-34;
				  30 CFR
				  702.12
Sec. 6.
An application for exemption shall include, at a minimum, the
				  following:
(1) The name and address of
				the applicant.
(2) A list of the
				minerals sought to be extracted.
(3) Estimates of annual production of coal
				and the other minerals within each mining area over the anticipated life of the
				mining operation.
(4) Estimated
				annual revenues to be derived from bona fide sales of coal and other minerals
				to be extracted within the mining area.
(5) Where coal or the other minerals are to
				be used rather than sold, estimated annual fair market values at the time of
				projected use of the coal and other minerals to be extracted from the mining
				area.
(6) The basis for all annual
				production, revenue, and fair market value estimates.
(7) A description, including county, section,
				township, range, and boundaries of the land, of sufficient certainty that the
				mining areas may be located and distinguished from other mining
				areas.
(8) An estimate to the
				nearest acre of the number of acres that will compose the mining area over the
				anticipated life of the mining operation.
(9) Evidence of publication, in a newspaper
				of general circulation in the county of the mining area, of public notice that
				an application for exemption has been filed with the director. The public
				notice must identify the persons claiming the exemption and must contain a
				description of the proposed operation and its locality that is sufficient for
				interested persons to identify the operation.
(10) Representative stratigraphic cross
				sections based on test borings or other information identifying and showing the
				relative position, approximate thickness, and density of the coal and each
				other mineral to be extracted for commercial use or sale, and the relative
				position and thickness of any material not classified as other minerals that
				will also be extracted during the conduct of mining activities.
(11) A map of appropriate scale that clearly
				identifies the mining area.
(12) A
				general description of mining and mineral processing activities for the mining
				area.
(13) A summary of sales
				commitments and agreements for future delivery, if any, that the applicant has
				received for other minerals to be extracted from the mining area or a
				description of potential markets for such minerals.
(14) If the other minerals are to be
				commercially used by the applicant, a description specifying the use.
(15) For operations having extracted coal or
				other minerals before filing an application for exemption, in addition to the
				information required in subdivisions (1) through (14), the following
				information must be submitted:
(A) Any
				relevant documents the operator has received from the director documenting its
				exemption from the requirements of IC 14-34.
(B) The cumulative production of the coal and
				other minerals from the mining area.
(C) Estimated tonnages of stockpiled coal and
				other minerals.