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TITLE 62: MINING
CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
PART 300 SURFACE MINED LAND CONSERVATION AND RECLAMATION ACT
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SUBPART A: SURFACE MINED LAND CONSERVATION AND RECLAMATION ACT

Section 300.10 Introduction
Section 300.20 Permits
Section 300.30 Fees
Section 300.40 Bonds
Section 300.50 Permit Application Requirements
Section 300.60 Role of County Government in Reclamation
Section 300.70 Departmental Consideration of Reclamation Plans
Section 300.80 Public Filing of Approved Plans
Section 300.90 Amendments to Permits
Section 300.95 Transfer of Permits
Section 300.100 Reclamation Planning
Section 300.110 General Reclamation Requirements
Section 300.120 Criteria For Types of Land Reclamation
Section 300.130 Reclamation of Gob Disposal Areas and Outside Slopes of All Overburden Deposition Areas
Section 300.140 Reclamation of Slurry Pond Disposal Areas
Section 300.150 Water Impoundment Structures
Section 300.160 Affected Acreage Map
Section 300.170 Violations and Forfeiture
Section 300.180 Bond Release Procedure

SUBPART B: USE OF EXPLOSIVES IN NON-COAL MINERAL EXTRACTION OPERATIONS

Section 300.200 Scope of this Subpart
Section 300.205 Purpose
Section 300.210 Definitions Applicable to Subpart B
Section 300.215 General Requirements
Section 300.220 Monitoring
Section 300.225 Use of Explosives; Control of Adverse Effects
Section 300.230 Use of Explosives; Blasting Signs, Warnings, and Access Control
Section 300.235 Training
Section 300.236 Examination
Section 300.237 Application and Licensure
Section 300.238 Fees
Section 300.239 Denial, Issuance of Notice of Infraction, Suspension, Revocation and Other Administrative Actions
Section 300.245 Notices of Violation
Section 300.246 Cessation Orders
Section 300.247 Office of Mines and Minerals Decision
Section 300.248 Hearings
Section 300.249 Temporary Relief
Section 300.250 Subpoenas

Section 300.ILLUSTRATION A Tree Sampling Procedure

Section 300.ILLUSTRATION B Typical Sections
AUTHORITY: Implementing and authorized by the Surface-Mined Land Conservation and Reclamation Act [225 ILCS 715] and the Explosive Act [225 ILCS 210].
SOURCE: Adopted January 6, 1976; codified at 8 Ill. Reg. 4507; amended at 14 Ill. Reg. 3548, effective February 22, 1990; amended at 20 Ill. Reg. 9546, effective July 1, 1996; recodified from the Department of Mines and Minerals to the Department of Natural Resources at 21 Ill. Reg. 16192; amended at 22 Ill. Reg. 8407, effective April 28, 1998; amended at 23 Ill. Reg. 11231, effective August 26, 1999; amended at 26 Ill. Reg. 4372, effective March 11, 2002; amended at 37 Ill. Reg. 6779, effective May 1, 2013; amended at 41 Ill. Reg. 10490, effective July 28, 2017; amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 9650, effective June 24, 2024.