§ 38-16-03 — Annual report to committee - When filed - Contents

North Dakota § 38-16-03

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 38: Mining and Gas and Oil Production
• Ch. 38-16: Surface Mining Reports

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Any person conducting a surface mining operation shall file with the committee a report on
each surface mining operation conducted during the calendar year. The report must be filed on
or before December thirty-first of each year in which the surface mining operation is conducted.
The annual report must be on a form provided by the committee which must, in addition to any
pertinent data required by the committee, include:
1. The name and address of the landowner and of the person conducting the surface
mining operation, and, if any of these are corporations, limited liability companies, or
other business entities, the names and addresses of their principal officers or
managers and resident agent for service of process.
2. The location of the surface mining operation by section, township, range, and county.
3. The date the surface mining operation was commenced.
4. The minerals mined by the surface mining operation.
5. A description of the surface mining operation.
6. The maximum depth of the surface mining operation.
7. The number of acres [hectares] affected by the surface mining operation for the
calendar year covered by the report.
8. An estimate of the number of acres [hectares] to be affected by the surface mining
operation during the calendar year next succeeding the report.
9. The cubic yardage [cubic meters] of mineral mined and overburden disturbed by the
surface mining operation for the calendar year covered by the report.
10. An estimate of the cubic yardage [cubic meters] of mineral to be mined and
overburden to be disturbed by the surface mining operation during the calendar year
next succeeding the report.
11. A map of the affected land if more than ten acres [4.05 hectares] have been disturbed
by the surface mining operation, or, regardless of the amount of land to be disturbed, if
the committee finds that conditions warrant it and so requests a map. The map must
show the boundaries of the affected land, topographic detail, the location and names
of all streams, roads, railroads, and utility lines on or immediately adjacent to the
affected land, and the location of access roads built in conjunction with the surface
mining operation.
12. The location of any segment of the affected land that will not be further disturbed by
the surface mining operation.
13. The date of completion or abandonment of the surface mining operation, if completed
or abandoned.
14. The date of beginning, extent, and current status of any reclamation activities
performed during the period covered by the annual report or planned to be performed
after completion or abandonment of the surface mining operation or any segment of
the surface mining operation. The description of reclamation activities must indicate
which parts of the affected land are intended to be reclaimed for forest, pasture, crop,
horticultural, homesite, recreational, industrial, or other uses, including food, shelter,
and ground cover for wildlife, and must show the same by appropriate designation on
a reclamation map.