Mountaintop removal mining definition
Mountaintop removal mining means coal mining operations in which the mining operation removes an entire coal seam or seams running through the upper fraction of a mountain, ridge, or hill except as otherwise provided for in paragraph (B)(1) of rule 1501:13-13-04 of the Administrative Code, by removing substantially all of the overburden off the bench and creating a level plateau or a gently rolling contour, with no highwalls remaining, and capable of supporting postmining land uses in accordance with the requirements of paragraph (C) of rule 1501:13-4-12 of the Administrative Code.
Mountaintop removal mining means a method of surface mining involving the removal of the covering layers of rock and soil at or near the top of a mountain to expose coal seams. Projects which occur at mines that employ mountaintop removal mining are not eligible under this protocol.
Mountaintop removal mining means coal mining operations in which the mining operation removes an entire coal seam or seams running through the upper fraction of a mountain, ridge, or hill, by removing substantially all of the overburden off the bench and creating a level plateau or a gently rolling contour, with no highwalls remaining, and capable of supporting postmining land uses.
More Definitions of Mountaintop removal mining
Mountaintop removal mining means a method of surface mining involving the removal of mountaintops to expose coal seams and disposal of the associated mining overburden in adjacent valleys. Projects which occur at mines that employ mountaintop removal mining are not eligible under this protocol.
Mountaintop removal mining means coal mining operations in which the mining operation removes an entire coal seam or seams running through the upper fraction of a mountain, ridge, or hill except as otherwise provided for in paragraph