C.F.R. » Title 30 » CHAPTER I—MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › SUBCHAPTER O—COAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH › PART 75—MANDATORY SAFETY STANDARDS—UNDERGROUND COAL MINES › Subpart M—Maps

30 C.F.R. § 75.1204

Mine closure; filing of map with Secretary

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[Statutory Provisions]

Whenever an operator permanently closes or abandons a coal mine, or temporarily closes a coal mine for a period of more than 90 days, he shall promptly notify the Secretary of such closure. Within 60 days of the permanent closure or abandonment of the mine, or, when the mine is temporarily closed, upon the expiration of a period of 90 days from the date of closure, the operator shall file with the Secretary a copy of the mine map revised and supplemented to the date of the closure. Such copy of the mine map shall be certified by a registered surveyor or registered engineer of the State in which the mine is located and shall be available for public inspection.

[35 FR 17890, Nov. 20, 1970, as amended at 60 FR 33723, June 29, 1995]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2015–2015 · leading case: Andalex Resources, Inc. v. Mine Saf. & Health Admin., 792 F.3d 1252 (10th Cir. 2015).
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Andalex Resources, Inc. v. Mine Saf. & Health Admin., 792 F.3d 1252 (10th Cir. 2015). “Although Andalex left some infrastructure and equipment (that has now sat unused for several years) underground in the two mines, it admitted that it had submitted no plans to MSHA to reopen the mines or resume active mining.”
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