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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1954, chapter 191; in 1966, chapter 594; in 1994, chapter 28<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 3<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":223219,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54616,"identifier":"45.2-727","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/7\/6\/45.2-727","url":"\/45.2-727\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-727\/","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/7\/6\/45.2-727","dublin_core":{"Title":" Separation of openings","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-727","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> In a drift or slope mine, openings shall be separated by at least 50 feet of natural strata, unless specifically approved in the roof control plan. All connections between openings not used for the coursing of air, travel, or haulage shall be closed with stoppings of fireproof material<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> In a shaft mine, openings shall be separated by at least 200 feet of natural strata. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n SEPARATION OF OPENINGS (\u00a7 45.2-727)\n\nA. In a drift or slope mine, openings shall be separated by at least 50 feet of\nnatural strata, unless specifically approved in the roof control plan. All\nconnections between openings not used for the coursing of air, travel, or\nhaulage shall be closed with stoppings of fireproof material.\n\nB. In a shaft mine, openings shall be separated by at least 200 feet of natural\nstrata.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 45-71; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, \u00a7 45.1-94; 1994, c.\n28, \u00a7 45.1-161.163; 2005, c. 3; 2021, Sp. Sess. 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}}