020-8 Wyo. Code R. § 8-5
(a) Within 12 months after the completion and proper abandonment of any exploration drill hole, the discoverer shall comply with the reporting requirements of W.S. § 35-11-404(e) or (f). The report shall be in a form as specified by the Administrator. After receipt of such report, the Administrator shall have one year to inspect and evaluate the abandoned drill holes, drill sites, and access routes and make a determination of whether to release the bond to the discoverer, require additional reclamation, or institute forfeiture proceedings. The abandoned drill hole reports shall be held as confidential for a period of five years from the date of filing. The period may be extended for additional five (5) year periods upon request of the person filing the report.
(b) Forfeiture proceedings and release of bonds shall be according to the procedure set forth in W.S. §§ 35-11-421 through 35-11-423; substituting therein "discoverer" for "operator;" "surface restoration" for "reclamation," and "exploration by drilling" for "surface mining."
(c) Failure to so inspect and evaluate abandoned drill holes shall constitute a decision by the Administrator that the discoverer has complied with this Chapter for release of bond purposes only. This one year limitation shall not be construed to alter or affect W.S. § 35-11-404(k) -(n), or any other rights of action against the discoverer granted pursuant to the statutory provisions of the Wyoming Environmental Quality Act.
020-8 Wyo. Code R. § 8-5