Okla. Stat. tit. 45, § 45-745.21
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Surface mining near active and abandoned underground
Official statutory text
mines.
The operator shall refrain from surface coal mining within five
hundred (500) feet from active and abandoned underground mines in
order to prevent breakthroughs and to protect health or safety of
miners. The Department shall permit an operator to mine near,
through or partially through an abandoned underground mine or closer
to an active underground mine if the nature, timing and sequencing
of the approximate coincidence of specific surface mine activities
with specific underground mine activities will result in improved
resource recovery, improved land use category abatement of water
pollution, or elimination of hazards to the health and safety of
underground miners and the public.
The operator shall refrain from surface coal mining within five
hundred (500) feet from active and abandoned underground mines in
order to prevent breakthroughs and to protect health or safety of
miners. The Department shall permit an operator to mine near,
through or partially through an abandoned underground mine or closer
to an active underground mine if the nature, timing and sequencing
of the approximate coincidence of specific surface mine activities
with specific underground mine activities will result in improved
resource recovery, improved land use category abatement of water
pollution, or elimination of hazards to the health and safety of
underground miners and the public.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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