30 CFR 57.22241 - Advance face boreholes (I-C mines).

Regulations last checked for updates: May 19, 2024

Title 30 - Mineral Resources last revised: May 15, 2024

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§ 57.22241 - Advance face boreholes (I-C mines).

(a) Boreholes shall be drilled at least 25 feet in advance of a face whenever the work place is within—

(1) 50 feet of a surveyed abandoned mine or abandoned workings which cannot be inspected; or

(2) 200 feet of an unsurveyed abandoned mine or abandoned workings which cannot be inspected.

(b) Boreholes shall be drilled in such a manner to insure that the advancing face will not accidently break into an abandoned mine or abandoned working.

authority: 30 U.S.C. 811.

source: 50 FR 4082, Jan. 29, 1985, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 30 CFR 57.22241