§ 45.2-1203 Exemption for restricted mining
Any operator engaged in mining who disturbs less than one acre of land and removes less than 500 tons of minerals at any particular site is exempt from all mining permit fees, renewal fees, and bond requirements of this chapter if such person intending to engage in such restricted mining submits an application for a permit, a sketch of the mining site, and an operations plan to be adhered to in accordance with §§ 45.2-1205 and 45.2-1206. A permit shall not be issued for any operational plan that includes the use of cyanide or a cyanide compound in any mineral mining or processing operation. The Director shall approve the application if he determines that the issuance of the permit will not violate any provision of this chapter.
History
This law was first created in 1977. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 312 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1977 “Acts” aren’t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2025, chapters 390 and 405.
1977, c. 312, § 45.1-180.4; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387; 2025, cc. 390, 405.