Any mining operation, other than an in situ mining operation or a mining operation that employs a cyanide leaching or other chemical or biological leaching process to extract minerals from ore, which affects less than ten acres, excluding access roads, and extracts less than twenty–five thousand tons of ore or overburden per calendar year shall be subject to the provisions of §§ 45-6B-54 to 45-6B-63, inclusive, and are not required to comply with the provisions of §§ 45-6B-5 to 45-6B-7, inclusive, 45-6B-10, 45-6B-14, or 45-6B-36.

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Source: SL 1982, ch 305, § 53; SL 1989, ch 306, § 52.