(a)As used in this act:
(i)"Approved" means any device or practice approved
by the inspector;
(ii)"Council" means the state mining council which
is within the department of workforce services;
(iii)"Coal mine" means any mine from which coal is
produced for sale, exchange or use;
(iv)"Cross entry" means an entry from which room
entries are turned;
(v)"Gassy mine" means a mine:
(A)In which methane has been ignited;
(B)In which methane has been found by means of
a permissible flame safety lamp or by air analysis in an amount
of twenty-five one hundredths of a percent (0.25%) or more; or
(C)Which is contiguous to a gassy mine.
(vi)"Inspector" means the state inspector of mines;
(vii)"Interested persons" means authorized members
of the mine safety committee, state and federal inspect
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(a) As used in this act:
(i) "Approved" means any device or practice approved
by the inspector;
(ii) "Council" means the state mining council which
is within the department of workforce services;
(iii) "Coal mine" means any mine from which coal is
produced for sale, exchange or use;
(iv) "Cross entry" means an entry from which room
entries are turned;
(v) "Gassy mine" means a mine:
(A) In which methane has been ignited;
(B) In which methane has been found by means of
a permissible flame safety lamp or by air analysis in an amount
of twenty-five one hundredths of a percent (0.25%) or more; or
(C) Which is contiguous to a gassy mine.
(vi) "Inspector" means the state inspector of mines;
(vii) "Interested persons" means authorized members
of the mine safety committee, state and federal inspectors, and,
to the extent required by law, any other person;
(viii) "Mine" means underground or surface mines,
including coal mines;
(ix) "Mine foreman" means the person whom the
operator places in charge of the workings of a mine or a portion
of a mine and of persons employed therein. He is the official
responsible for the health and safety of the employees;
(x) "Mining operations" include the following whether
in process or development, construction or operation:
(A) Mines;
(B) Ore mills;
(C) Ore processing plants;
(D) Sampling works;
(E) Smelters;
(F) Metallurgical plants;
(G) Cement manufacturing plants and cement
works;
(H) Rock quarries;
(J) Clay pits and mines;
(K) Sand and gravel pits;
(M) Tunnels and tunneling;
(N) Excavations or removal of earth for
commercial or industrial purposes;
(O) All other processes or operations in which
mineral materials in solid form are extracted or processed
within Wyoming, but excluding mining operations and processes
relating to highway and railroad construction and maintenance,
other than tunneling, performed directly under the control and
supervision of the state department of transportation or a
railroad company. The exclusion does not apply to commercial
suppliers.
(xi) "Nongassy mine" means any mine not classed as a
gassy mine;
(xii) "Operator" means an individual, firm,
partnership, or corporation operating a mine or any part
thereof;
(xiii) "Permissible" means any equipment, device, or
explosive that meets the requirements of the MSHA;
(xiv) Repealed by Laws 2003, Ch. 5, § 2.
(xv) "This act" means W.S. 30-2-101 through 30-3-509;
(xvi) "MSHA" means the federal mine safety and health
administration, department of labor;
(xvii) "Qualified person" means a person qualified by
means of the proper certification issued by the council or by
means of training and practical demonstration of ability to the
inspector or MSHA;
(xviii) "Mine site contractor" means a person who has
entered into a contract with a mine owner or operator to perform
functions traditionally performed by mine personnel.