2003-05-13_REVISION - M1977342 (3)

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mining operation. It can include limited periods of non-production or Temporazy Cessation. "Life ..:f the mine" also includes that period of time after cessation of production necessazy to complete reclamation of disturbed lands as required by the Board and this article, until the Boazd releases, in writing, the Operator from further reclamation obligations regazding the affected land, declazes the operation terminated, and releases all applicable Performance and Financial 4Jarranties. "~' "means the extraction of construction materials. "Minine Operation' means the development or extraction of a construction material from its natural occurrences on affected land The term includes, but is not limited to, open mining and surface operation and the disposal of refuse from underground and in situ mining. The term includes transportation or processing on affected lands. The term does not include: the exploration and extraction of natural petroleum in a liquid or gaseous state by means of wells or pipe; the development or extraction of coal; the extraction of geothermal resources; smelting, refining, cleaning, preparation, transportation, and other off-site operations not conducted on affected land. "Operator" means any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, or any department, division, or agency of federal, state, county, or municipal government engaged in or controlling a mining operation. "Owner of Record" means the owner or' owners of a surface property interest shown on the records of the County Assessor as of the date of filing. "Pazt " means a person who demonstrates that helshe/it is duecfly aad adversely affected or aggrieved by the conduct of a mining operation, proposed mining operation, or an order of the Boazd and whose interest is entitled to legal protection under the Act. "Permittee" means any person holding a mining Permit. "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, limited liability company, or corporation or other entity, or any departrnent, division, or agency of federal, state, cou~y, or municipal government. "Reclamation" means the employment during and after a mining operation of procedures reasonably designed to m;n;m;~e as much as practicable the disruption from the mining operation and to provide for the establishment of plant cover, stabilization of sail; the protection of water resources, ~ other measures appropriate to the subsequent beneficial use of such affected lands. Reclamation shall be conducted in accordance with the performance standards of the Act. "Technical Revision" means a change in the permit or an application, which does not have more than a minor effect upon the approved or proposed Reclamation Plan.