Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Land Quality - Non Coal › Chapter 9 - PERMIT APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR SMALL MINING OPERATIONS › Section 9-2 - Application Requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Each
				application for a small mine permit shall include the following:
(i) The name and address of the applicant,
				and, if the applicant is a partnership, association, or corporation, the names
				and addresses of all managers, partners and executives directly responsible for
				operations in this state;
(ii) A
				sworn statement that the applicant has the right and power by legal estate
				owned to mine from the land for which the permit is desired;
(iii) A sworn statement that the applicant
				has not forfeited a bond posted for reclamation purposes and that all
				statements contained in the permit application are true and correct to the best
				knowledge of the applicant;
(iv)
				The names and last known addresses of the owners of record of the surface and
				mineral rights on the land to be covered by the proposed permit. If more than
				one landowner is included, then a map shall be provided to illustrate land
				ownership;
(v) The names and last
				known addresses of the owners of record of the surface rights on the lands
				adjacent to the proposed permit area. Adjacent means all lands within one-half
				mile of the proposed permit area. If more than one landowner is included, then
				a map shall be provided to illustrate land ownership;
(vi) An instrument of consent from the
				surface landowner, if different from the owner of the mineral estate, to the
				proposed mining and reclamation plan. If surface owner consent cannot be
				obtained, the options contained in W.S. §
										35-11-406(b)(xii)
				shall apply;
(vii) An
				identification of the lands to be included in the permit area to include:
(A) A legal description of the proposed
				permit area by legal subdivision, section, township, and range. If the permit
				area or any portion thereof cannot be properly described using legal
				subdivisions then the permit area shall be described by protracted survey or
				metes and bounds description, which shall be accompanied by a map prepared by a
				licensed surveyor;
(B) The name, if
				any, by which such lands or any part thereof are known;
(C) The total number of acres in the area
				covered by the permit application and the approximate number of acres to be
				affected by the proposed operation; and
(D) The nearest town, village, or
				city;
(viii) A United
				States Geological Survey topographic map at a scale of 1:24,000 if available,
				or an equivalent map, clearly identifying the boundaries of the proposed permit
				area, including access roads, and illustrating the surrounding area at least
				one-half mile in all directions from the permit area;
(ix) A map at an appropriate scale showing
				the boundaries of the permit area and the lands to be affected and including
				the following features within and adjacent to the permit area:
(A) Any surface waters, including lakes,
				ponds, streams, springs, canals, drainages, irrigation ditches, and water
				courses within and adjacent to the proposed permit area;
(B) Water wells on and within one-half mile
				of the permit area, if the maximum expected depth of the mine pit is within 20
				feet of or below the water table;
(C) Buildings, structures, and
				dwellings;
(D) Roads, railroads,
				public or private rights-of-way or easements, utility lines, and oil and gas
				wells; and
(E) An outline of all
				areas previously disturbed by surface or underground mining;
(x) The mineral or minerals to be
				mined;
(xi) The estimated dates of
				commencement and termination of the proposed permit operation;
(xii) A written statement from the
				appropriate city or county agency documenting that the proposed mining
				operation does not conflict with existing city regulations or ordinances or
				county zoning or planning provisions;
(xiii) If the proposed operation will affect
				any lands within 300 feet of any existing occupied dwelling, home, public
				building, school, church, community or institutional building, park or
				cemetery, the written consent of the appropriate landowner shall be provided;
				and
(xiv) A filing fee of two
				hundred dollars ($200.00) plus ten dollars ($10.00) for each acre in the
				requested permit, but the maximum fee for any single permit shall not exceed
				two thousand dollars ($2,000.00).