CODE OF VIRGINIA AGE REQUIREMENT TO WORK IN MINES (§ 45.2-504) A. No person under 18 years of age shall be permitted to work in or around any mine. B. No operator, agent, or mine foreman shall make a false statement as to the age of any person under 18 years of age applying for work in or around any mine. HISTORY: Code 1950, § 45-16; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, § 45.1-32; 1972, c. 154; 1994, c. 28, § 45.1-161.11; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.