Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 460 - Department of Mines › Chapter 20 - The Permanent Regulations Governing the Coal Reclamation Act of 1979 › Subchapter 4 - Permanent Regulatory Program Exemption for Coal Extraction Incidental to the Extraction of Other Minerals › Section 460:20-4-5 - Contents of application for exemption

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
An application for exemption shall include at a
				  minimum:
(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 operations;
(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,
				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 a public notice
				that an application for exemption has been filed with the Department. (The
				public notice must identify the persons claiming the exemption and must contain
				a description of the proposed operation and its location that is sufficient for
				interested persons to identify the operation.);
(10) Representative stratigraphic
				cross-section (s) 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 1:6,000
				or larger scale which 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, which the applicant has received for
				other minerals to be extracted form 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 prior to filing an application for exemption, in addition to the
				information required above, the following information must also be submitted.
(A) Any relevant documents the operator has
				received from the Department documenting its exemption from the requirements of
				these Regulations;
(B) The
				cumulative production of the coal and other minerals form the mining area;
				and
(C) Estimated tonnages of
				stockpiled coal and other minerals; and