Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 06, 2026

Title 30 - Mineral Resources last revised: Jan 27, 2026
§ 57.22102 - Smoking (I-C mines).

(a) Persons shall not smoke or carry smoking materials, matches, or lighters underground or within 50 feet of a mine opening. The operator shall institute a reasonable program to assure that persons entering the mine do not carry such items.

(b) Smoking is prohibited in surface milling facilities except in designated, dust-free smoking areas.

authority: 30 U.S.C. 811.
source: 50 FR 4082, Jan. 29, 1985, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 30 CFR 57.22102