mining operation definition

mining operation means any operations undertaken for the purpose of winning any mineral as defined in section 3 (d) of Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957.

mining operation means the processing of any mineral as defined in section 1 of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act on, in or under the earth, water or residue deposit, whether by underground or open working or otherwise –

mining operation means the development or extraction of a mineral from its natural occurrences on affected land. The term "mining operation" includes, but is not limited to, open mining, in situ mining, in situ leach mining, surface operations, and the disposal of refuse from underground mining, in situ mining, and in situ leach mining. The term "mining operation" also includes the following operations on affected lands: Transportation; concentrating; milling; evaporation; and other processing. The term "mining operation" does not include: The exploration and extraction of natural petroleum in a liquid or gaseous state by means of wells or pipe; the development or extraction of coal; the extraction of geothermal resources; smelting, refining, cleaning, preparation, transportation, and other off-site operations not conducted on affected land; or the extraction of construction material where there is no development or extraction of any mineral.

Examples of mining operation in a sentence

• At the public hearing, the Town Board shall take public comment on the proposed Mining Operation and Mining License.

• Highlights include: Robust Project Economics - Base Case: after-tax NPV5% of US$349M and IRR of 17.9% (using Ag-$21.95/oz, Cu – $3.78/lb, Pb – $0.94/lb and Zn - $1.33/lb); Excellent Silver and Zinc Price Leverage - Base-case +15%: after-tax NPV5% of US$561M and IRR of24.4% (Ag- $25.24/oz, Cu – $4.35/lb, Pb – $1.08/lb and Zn - $1.53/lb); A Large-Scale Underground Mining Operation with a 15-year mine life with an annual average plant feed of 14.2 Mozs AgEq (inc.

• Jennifer Frazer, “The World's Largest Mining Operation Is Run by Fungi,” Scientific American, November 5, 2015, https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/artful-amoeba/the-world-s-largest-mining-operation-is-run- by-fungi/; Karin Pritsch and Jean Garbaye, “Enzyme Secretion by ECM Fungi and Exploitation of Mineral Nutrients from Soil Organic Matter,” Annals of Forest Science 68 (2011): 25–32, https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13595-010-0004-8.

• The Plan Commission may request the applicant to submit additional information if the Plan Commission determines that the application is incomplete, or if the Plan Commission determines that additional information is needed to determine whether the proposed Mining Operation will meet the standards of this Ordinance.

• The Operator must provide notice of its intent to permanently terminate any or all activity at the Mining Site no later than one year before the proposed Mining Operation, or any portion of the Mining Operation, is terminated.

More Definitions of mining operation

mining operation means the development or extraction of a construction material from its natural occurrences on affected land. The term includes, but is not limited to, open mining and surface operation. The term also includes transportation and processing operations on affected land. The term does not include concentrating, milling, evaporation, cleaning, preparation, transportation, and other off-site operations not conducted on affected land.

mining operation means a ferrous mineral mining operation.

mining operation means any operation relating to the act of mining and matters directly incidental thereto;

mining operation means any operation for the purpose of searching for or obtaining minerals and includes quarrying, excavating, blasting and any operation of a like nature;

mining operation means any type of activity, the aim of which is to discover the presence of minerals, or to remove the minerals so discovered from their original position on or in the land by any means whatsoever.

mining operation means activities conducted by an operator on a mine site relative to the excavation of minerals and shall include disturbing overburden, excavation, and processing of minerals, stockpiling and removal of minerals from a site, and all reclamation activities conducted on a mine site.

mining operation means any operation carried out in connection with the development of a mine, or the production of minerals from the mine, or both;