Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 09, 2026

Title 30 - Mineral Resources last revised: Jan 27, 2026
§ 819.21 - Auger mining: Protection of underground mining.

Auger holes shall not extend closer than 500 feet (measured horizontally) to any abandoned or active underground mine workings, except as approved in accordance with § 816.79 of this chapter.

authority: Pub. L. 95-87, 30 U.S.C. 1201
source: 48 FR 19322, Apr. 28, 1983, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 30 CFR 819.21