New Mexico § 69-3-6 Penetration of water stratum by mine discovery or drill hole;

New Mexico Statutes

§ 69-3-6 — Penetration of water stratum by mine discovery or drill hole;

New Mexico § 69-3-6

Ch. 69Mines

Art. 3Mining Locations and Operations

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 69-3-6 (2026).

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plugging; reports; exceptions. Any person drilling a mine lode discovery or mine drill hole to a depth of ten feet or more who encounters or whose drill cuts into a water body or water-bearing stratum shall: A. plug at a horizon and in the manner provided by the rules of the state engineer; and B. within ninety days from the date of the discovery, report in writing the depth, location and manner of plugging the water body or water-bearing stratum to the state engineer at the state capitol and to the director of the bureau of geology and mineral resources at Socorro, New Mexico.

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plugging; reports; exceptions. Any person drilling a mine lode discovery or mine drill hole to a depth of ten feet or more who encounters or whose drill cuts into a water body or water-bearing stratum shall: A. plug at a horizon and in the manner provided by the rules of the state engineer; and B. within ninety days from the date of the discovery, report in writing the depth, location and manner of plugging the water body or water-bearing stratum to the state engineer at the state capitol and to the director of the bureau of geology and mineral resources at Socorro, New Mexico.