17.24.128    INSPECTIONS: FREQUENCY, METHOD, AND REPORTING

(1) The department shall conduct an inspection:

(a) at least once per calendar year for each permitted operation; and

(b) at least three times per year for each active operation that:

(i) uses cyanide or other metal leaching solvents or reagents;

(ii) has expected or ongoing acid rock drainage; or

(iii) exceeds 1000 acres in permit area unless the permit is primarily for mining rock products as defined in 82-4-303, MCA.

(2) The department shall provide copies of operating permit inspection reports to any appropriate state or federal land managing agency, if requested by the agency.

(3) The department shall provide a copy of each report to the operator.

 

History: 82-4-321, MCA; IMP, 82-4-337, 82-4-339, MCA; NEW, 1994 MAR p. 2952, Eff. 11/11/94; TRANS, from DSL, 1996 MAR p. 2852; AMD, 1999 MAR p. 640, Eff. 4/9/99; AMD, 2000 MAR p. 473, Eff. 2/11/00; AMD, 2022 MAR p. 1830, Eff. 9/24/22; AMD, 2024 MAR p. 1060, Eff. 5/11/24.