Current through Register Vol. 54, No.43, October 26, 2024
Section 273.120 - Mineral deposits information(a) If the proposed permit area and adjacent area overlie existing workings of an underground mine, the applicant shall submit sufficient information to evaluate the potential for mine subsidence damage to the facility, including the following: (1) Maps and plans showing previous mining operations underlying the proposed facility.(2) An investigation, with supporting documentation, by a registered professional engineer with geotechnical expertise addressing the probability and potential impacts of future subsidence. The investigation shall address the potential for additional mining beneath the permit and adjacent area, the stability of the final underground workings, the maximum subsidence likely to occur in the future and the effect of that subsidence on the integrity of the facility, and any measures which have been or will be taken to stabilize the surface.(b) If the proposed permit area or adjacent area overlies recoverable or mineable coals, the applicant shall meet one of the following requirements: (1) The applicant shall demonstrate that the applicant owns the coal and warrants that the coal will not be mined as long as waste remains on the site.(2) The applicant shall meet the following requirements: (i) The applicant owned or entered into an enforceable option contract to purchase land on which the expansion would operate on or before December 23, 2000, and still holds the option rights, still owns the land or owns the land pursuant to the option rights contract when the permit expansion is issued.(ii) The applicant submits a written agreement executed prior to December 23, 2000, that demonstrates that coal providing support will not be mined as long as waste remains on the site.The provisions of this §273.120 amended December 22, 2000, effective 12/23/2000, 30 Pa.B. 6685. This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 273.111 (relating to general); 25 Pa. Code § 273.114 (relating to description of geology, soils and hydrology-general requirements); 25 Pa. Code § 273.115 (relating to geology and groundwater description); 25 Pa. Code § 273.202 (relating to areas where municipal waste landfills are prohibited); and 25 Pa. Code § 273.291 (relating to mineral resources).