                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

 GENERAL MINERAL MINER CERTIFICATION (§ 45.2-1122)

A. Every person beginning work in a mineral mine subsequent to January 1, 1997,
shall hold a general mineral miner certificate issued by the Board of Mineral
Mining Examiners or the Department. Any person who has worked in a mineral mine
in the Commonwealth prior to that date may, but shall not be required to, hold a
general mineral miner certificate.

B. Each applicant for a general mineral miner certificate shall prove to the
Department that he has knowledge of first aid practices and has a general
working knowledge of the provisions of the Act and applicable regulations
pertaining to mineral mining health and safety.

HISTORY: 1997, c. 390, § 45.1-161.292:28; 2012, cc. 803, 835; 2021, Sp. Sess.
I, c. 387.