Oklahoma § 45-745.21 - Surface mining near active and abandoned underground
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 45-745.21 — Surface mining near active and abandoned underground, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 45-745.21. Surface mining near active and abandoned underground
mines.
The operator shall refrain from surface coal mining within five
hundred (500) feet from active and abandoned underground mines in
order to prevent breakthroughs and to protect health or safety of
miners. The Department shall permit an operator to mine near,
through or partially through an abandoned underground mine or closer
to an active underground mine if the nature, timing and sequencing
of the approximate coincidence of specific surface mine activities
with specific underground mine activities will result in improved
resource recovery, improved land use category abatement of water
pollution, or elimination of hazards to the health and safety of
underground miners and the public.
Laws 1979, c. 249, § 24, emerg. eff. June 1, 1979.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 45-745.21 ("Surface mining near active and abandoned underground") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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