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The license for each mine shall be posted in a conspicuous place near the main entrance to such mine.B\n\nA license is required prior to commencement of the operation of a mine, and a separate license shall be secured for each mine operated. The Director may transfer a license to a successor operator so long as the successor operator has complied with the requirements of the Act. 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This law was first created in 1997. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 390<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1998, chapter 695<\/a>; in 2000, chapter 974<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":84220,"section_number":"45.2-1101","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-1101\/"},{"id":55211,"section_number":"45.2-1158","catch_line":" Closure orders","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-1158\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":224219,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69765,"identifier":"45.2-1124","token":"45.2\/III\/A\/11\/4\/45.2-1124","url":"\/45.2-1124\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-1124\/","token":"45.2\/III\/A\/11\/4\/45.2-1124","dublin_core":{"Title":"License required for operation of mineral mines; term","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-1124","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No person shall engage in the operation of any mineral mine within the Commonwealth without first obtaining a license from the Department<\/span>. Licenses shall be in a form that the Director<\/span> prescribes. The license for each mine shall be posted in a conspicuous place near the main entrance to such mine. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> A license is required prior to commencement of the operation of a mine, and a separate license shall be secured for each mine operated. The Director<\/span> may transfer a license to a successor operator so long as the successor operator has complied with the requirements of the Act. Every change in ownership of a mine shall be reported to the Department<\/span> as provided in subsection D of § 45.2-1129<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Each license shall be valid for a period of one year following the date of issuance, and a mine operator shall secure the renewal of a license by its anniversary date. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Within 30 days after the occurrence of any change in the information required by subsection B, the licensed operator shall notify the Department<\/span> in writing of such change. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLICENSE REQUIRED FOR OPERATION OF MINERAL MINES; TERM (\u00a7 45.2-1124)\n\nA. No person shall engage in the operation of any mineral mine within the\nCommonwealth without first obtaining a license from the Department. Licenses\nshall be in a form that the Director prescribes. The license for each mine shall\nbe posted in a conspicuous place near the main entrance to such mine.\n\nB. A license is required prior to commencement of the operation of a mine, and a\nseparate license shall be secured for each mine operated. The Director may\ntransfer a license to a successor operator so long as the successor operator has\ncomplied with the requirements of the Act. Every change in ownership of a mine\nshall be reported to the Department as provided in subsection D of §\n45.2-1129.\n\nC. Each license shall be valid for a period of one year following the date of\nissuance, and a mine operator shall secure the renewal of a license by its\nanniversary date.\n\nD. Within 30 days after the occurrence of any change in the information required\nby subsection B, the licensed operator shall notify the Department in writing of\nsuch change.\n\nHISTORY: 1997, c. 390, \u00a7 45.1-161.292:30; 1998, c. 695; 2000, c. 974; 2021, Sp.\nSess. I, c. 387.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}