Missouri Laws 293.010 – Definitions
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, as used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:
(1) “Adit”, any practically horizontal way in or to a mineral deposit to be used for the same purposes as a shaft;
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 293.010
- Director: the director of the division of mine inspection of the state of Missouri. See Missouri Laws 293.010
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- Mineral: any metalliferous element or ore, coal or lignite, or any nonmetalliferous element or ore, except barite, marble, limestone, and sand and gravel. See Missouri Laws 293.010
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- Property: includes real and personal property. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- Shaft: any vertical or near-vertical opening through the strata which is to be used for ventilation or escapement, or for the hoisting and lowering of men, ore or material in connection with the mining of minerals. See Missouri Laws 293.010
- State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- Strip mine: any excavation in which the superincumbent strata are removed, exposing the mineral so that it may be extracted and loaded by hand or mechanical equipment in open working. See Missouri Laws 293.010
(2) “Coal mine”, any strip mine or underground excavation from which coal or lignite is extracted for commercial purposes and including the mining plant and all parts of the property of such mine, on the surface or underground;
(3) “Director”, the director of the division of mine inspection of the state of Missouri;
(4) “Mine inspectors”, those persons employed by the division of mine inspection, including the director, who are charged with the inspection of coal and noncoal mines in this state;
(5) “Mineral”, any metalliferous element or ore, coal or lignite, or any nonmetalliferous element or ore, except barite, marble, limestone, and sand and gravel;
(6) “Noncoal mine”, any open pit or underground excavation from which minerals, as defined in this section, except coal are extracted for commercial purposes, including the mining plant and all parts of the property of such mine, on the surface or underground;
(7) “Operator”, the person, firm, or body corporate who or which is the immediate proprietor, as owner or lessee, of the mine and, as such, responsible for the condition and management thereof;
(8) “Shaft”, any vertical or near-vertical opening through the strata which is to be used for ventilation or escapement, or for the hoisting and lowering of men, ore or material in connection with the mining of minerals;
(9) “Slope”, any inclined shaft or way in or to a mineral deposit to be used for the same purposes as a shaft;
(10) “Strip mine”, any excavation in which the superincumbent strata are removed, exposing the mineral so that it may be extracted and loaded by hand or mechanical equipment in open working;
(11) “Working place”, any room, face, crosscut, or pillar where a mineral is being mined or extracted and where one or more miners per working shift of the mine are regularly employed until the place is stopped.