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Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department ofSubagency 0004 - Mining InspectorChapter 3 - UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES
Subpart T - Safety Standards for Methane in Metal and Nonmetal Mines
Section 57.22241 - Advance face boreholes (I-C mines)

053-3 Wyo. Code R. § 57.22241

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Current through April 27, 2019
Section 57.22241 - Advance face boreholes (I-C mines)

(a) Boreholes shall be drilled at least 25 feet in advance of a face whenever the work place is within-

  • (1) 50 feet of a surveyed abandoned mine or abandoned workings which cannot be inspected; or
  • (2) 200 feet of an unsurveyed abandoned mine or abandoned workings which cannot be inspected.

(b) Boreholes shall be drilled in such a manner to insure that the advancing face will not accidently break into an abandoned mine or abandoned working.

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053-3 Wyo. Code R. § 57.22241