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110(I) (14) "Limited impt operation" applies to any minOg operation which:
<br /> (a) affects less than ten acres and
<br /> (b) extracts less than 70,000 tons of mineral , overburden , or combination
<br /> thereof per calendar year.
<br /> See RULE 3 in these Rules and Regulations.
<br /> (15) "Meeting", as the term is used in these regulations means a hearing held
<br /> under the provisions of C.R.S . 1973, 24-4-104. Topics to be considered at
<br /> such hearings include, but are not limited to:
<br /> (a) requests for approval , conversion, or amendment of permits ;
<br /> (b) increases , reductions , or full or partial releases of surety;
<br /> (c) requests for or issuance of cease and desist orders ;
<br /> (d) consideration of whether or not good cause has been shown to
<br /> schedule a hearing;
<br /> (e) amendment of Rules and Regulations.
<br /> 103(7) (16) "Mineral" means an inanimate constituent of the earth in a solid, liquid,
<br /> or gaseous state which, when extracted from the earth, is useable in its
<br /> natural form or is capable of conversion into a useable form as a metal , a
<br /> metallic compound, a chemical , an energy source , or a raw material for
<br /> manufacturing or construction material . For the purposes of this article,
<br /> this definition does not include surface or subsurface water, geothermal
<br /> resources , or natural oil and gas together with other chemicals recovered
<br /> therewith, but does include oil shale.
<br /> 103(8) (17) "Mining operation" means the development or extraction of a mineral from
<br /> its natural occurrences on affected land. The term includes , but is not
<br /> limited to, open mining and surface operations and the disposal of refuse
<br /> ® from underground and in situ mining. The term includes the following opera-
<br /> tions on affected lands : transportation , concentrating, milling, evapora-
<br /> tion, and other processing. The term does not include: the exploration and
<br /> extraction of natural petroleum in a liquid or gaseous state by means of
<br /> wells or pipe; the extraction of geothermal resources ; smelting, refining,
<br /> cleaning, preparation, transportation, and other off-site operations not
<br /> conducted on affected land.
<br /> 103(9) (18) "Open mining" means the mining of minerals by removing the overburden
<br /> lying above such deposits and mining directly from the deposits thereby
<br /> exposed. The term includes mining directly from such deposits where there
<br /> is no overburden. The term includes, but is not limited to, such practices
<br /> as open cut mining, open pit minino, strip mininq, quarrying, and dredging.
<br /> 1030 0) (19) "Operator" means any person , firm, partnership, association or corporation
<br /> or any department , division , or agency of federal , state, county or muni-
<br /> cipal government engaged in or controlling a mining operation. As used
<br /> herein , operator shall also mean applicant for a permit.
<br /> 1030 1 ) (20) "Overburden" means all of the earth and other materials which lie above
<br /> natural minerals and also such earth and other materials disturbed from
<br /> their natural state in the process of mining.
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