Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 100-199 - Environmental Protection - General › Chapter NR 130 - Nonferrous Metallic Mineral Exploration And Bulk Sampling › Subchapter II - Nonferrous Metallic Mineral Bulk Sampling › Section NR 130.204 - Bulk sampling license application

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) No person may
				  engage in bulk sampling without obtaining a bulk sampling license from the
				  department.
(2) Any person
				  intending to engage in bulk sampling shall file an application for a bulk
				  sampling license with the department. A bulk sampling license application shall
				  include all of the following:
(a) A bulk
				  sampling plan that includes all of the following:
1. A description of the potential mining site
				  to be evaluated through the proposed bulk sampling activities, including a map
				  showing the extent of the potential mining site, extent of the bulk sampling
				  site, the location and extent of each excavation site proposed in the bulk
				  sampling plan and the means of access to the sites.
2. A description of the bulk sampling site,
				  including the number of acres of land consisting of excavation sites, the total
				  number of acres of land that will be disturbed as part of the bulk sampling
				  activity, a detailed map of each excavation site and a description of the bulk
				  sampling activity including the types of sampling or studies to be conducted as
				  part of the bulk sampling.
3. A
				  description of the methods to be used for the bulk sampling, demonstrating that
				  the bulk sampling will comply with the minimum standards specified in s.
				  293.13(2) (b) and
				  (c), Stats.
4. A site-specific plan for controlling
				  surface erosion that conforms to requirements under ss.
				  281.33(3)
				  and
				  283.33,
				  Stats., and that identifies how impacts to plant and wildlife habitats will be
				  avoided or minimized to the extent practicable.
5. A revegetation plan for all areas which
				  will be disturbed during the bulk sampling that describes how the bulk sampling
				  site will be revegetated and stabilized, how potential introduction and control
				  of invasive species will be addressed, and how adverse impacts to the
				  environment, including impacts to plant and wildlife habitat, will be avoided
				  or minimized to the extent practicable.
6. An itemized cost estimate of the costs to
				  stabilize and revegetate the area disturbed during the bulk sampling
				  activity.
7. The estimated time for
				  completing the bulk sampling and final stabilization and revegetation of the
				  bulk sampling locations.
8. A
				  description of any known adverse environmental impacts that are likely to be
				  caused by the bulk sampling and how those impacts will be avoided or minimized
				  to the extent practicable and an analysis showing that the proposed bulk
				  sampling activity is proposed to be conducted at locations and using methods
				  that result in the least overall adverse environmental impacts.
9. A description of any adverse effects, as
				  defined in s.
				  44.31(1),
				  Stats., that the bulk sampling might have on any historic property, as defined
				  in s.
				  44.31(3),
				  Stats., that is a listed property, as defined in s.
				  44.31(4),
				  Stats., that is on the Wisconsin inventory of historic places, as defined in s.
				  44.31(12),
				  Stats., or that is on the list of locally designated historic places under s.
				  44.45,
				  Stats., or any scenic or recreational areas and plans to avoid or minimize
				  those adverse effects to the extent practicable.