Section 312 IAC 25-1-23 - "Coal exploration" definedAuthority: IC 14-34-2-1
Affected: IC 14-34
Sec. 23.
"Coal exploration" means the field gathering of:
(1) surface or subsurface geologic, physical, or chemical data by trenching, drilling, geophysical, or other techniques necessary to determine the quality and quantity of overburden and coal of an area; or(2) environmental data to establish the condition of an area before beginning surface coal mining and reclamation operations under the requirements of this article.Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 25-1-23; filed Jun 21, 2001, 2:53 p.m.: 24 IR 3405, eff Dec 1, 2001; readopted filed May 29, 2007, 9:51 a.m.: 20070613-IR-312070146RFA; readopted filed Sep 19, 2013, 10:12 a.m.: 20131016-IR-312130125RFAReadopted filed 3/26/2019, 3:40 p.m.: 20190424-IR-312190011RFA