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Title 45.1 - Mines and Mining
- Chapter 1 - General and Administrative Provisions [Repealed] (§§ 45.1-1 through 45.1-33)
- Chapter 1.1 - Mine Rescue and First-Aid Stations [Repealed] (§§ 45.1-33.1 through 45.1-33.6)
- Chapter 1.2 - Coal Mine Health and Safety Advisory Committee [Repealed] (§§ 45.1-33.7 through 45.1-33.12)
- Chapter 2 - Surface Structures and Conditions [Repealed] (§§ 45.1-34 through 45.1-39)
- Chapter 3 - Roof, Face and Ribs [Repealed] (§§ 45.1-40 through 45.1-43)
- Chapter 4 - Explosives and Blasting [Repealed] (§§ 45.1-44 through 45.1-53.1)
- Chapter 5 - Ventilation and Mine Gases [Repealed] (§§ 45.1-54 through 45.1-67)
- Chapter 6 - Transportation [Repealed] (§§ 45.1-68 through 45.1-74)
- Chapter 7 - Electricity [Repealed] (§§ 45.1-75 through 45.1-86)
- Chapter 8 - Mechanical Equipment [Repealed] (§§ 45.1-87 through 45.1-88.1)
- Chapter 9 - Fire Prevention, Fire Control and Mine Disasters [Repealed] (§§ 45.1-89 through 45.1-101.2)
- Chapter 10 - Rights of Adjacent Owners [Repealed] (§§ 45.1-102 through 45.1-103)
- Chapter 11 - Enforcement; Violations and Penalties [Repealed] (§§ 45.1-104 through 45.1-105)
- Chapter 12 - Oil and Gas [Repealed] (§§ 45.1-106 through 45.1-144)
- Chapter 13 - Emergency Seizure of Coal Properties by Commonwealth [Repealed] (§§ 45.1-145 through 45.1-157)
- Chapter 14 - Transition Provisions [Repealed] (§§ 45.1-158 through 45.1-161)
- Chapter 14.1 - Administration (§§ 45.1-161.1 through 45.1-161.6)
- Chapter 14.2 - Coal Mine Safety Act (§§ 45.1-161.7 through 45.1-161.104)
- Chapter 14.3 - Requirements Applicable to Underground Coal Mines (§§ 45.1-161.105 through 45.1-161.252)
- Chapter 14.4 - Requirements Applicable to Surface Coal Mines (§§ 45.1-161.253 through 45.1-161.292)
- Chapter 14.4:1 - Mineral Mine Safety Act (§§ 45.1-161.292:1 through 45.1-161.292:73)
- Chapter 14.5 - Requirements Applicable to Underground Mineral Mines (§§ 45.1-161.293 through 45.1-161.303)
- Chapter 14.6 - Requirements Applicable to Surface Mineral Mining (§§ 45.1-161.304 through 45.1-161.309)
- Chapter 14.7 - Rights of Owners of Land Adjacent to Coal Mines (§§ 45.1-161.310 through 45.1-161.311)
- Chapter 14.7:1 - Rights of Owners of Land Adjacent to Mineral Mines (§§ 45.1-161.311:1 through 45.1-161.311:2)
- Chapter 14.7:2 - Trust for Coal Interests (§§ 45.1-161.311:3 through 45.1-161.311:8)
- Chapter 14.8 - Emergency Seizure of Coal Properties by Commonwealth (§§ 45.1-161.312 through 45.1-161.322)
- Chapter 15 - Strip Mining [Repealed] (§§ 45.1-162 through 45.1-179)
- Chapter 15.1 - Geothermal Energy (§§ 45.1-179.1 through 45.1-179.11)
- Chapter 16 - Permits for Certain Mining Operations; Reclamation of Land (§§ 45.1-180 through 45.1-197.18)
- Chapter 17 - Surface Mining of Coal [Repealed] (§§ 45.1-198 through 45.1-220.5)
- Chapter 18 - Coal Mining Refuse Piles, Water and Silt Retaining Dams (§§ 45.1-221 through 45.1-225)
- Chapter 18.1 - Mineral Mining Refuse Piles, Water and Silt Retaining Dams (§§ 45.1-225.1 through 45.1-225.3)
- Chapter 19 - Virginia Coal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1979 (§§ 45.1-226 through 45.1-270.7)
- Chapter 20 - Interstate Mining Compact (§ 45.1-271)
- Chapter 21 - Exploration for Uranium Ore (§§ 45.1-272 through 45.1-285.10)
- Chapter 22 - Virginia Oil and Gas Act [Repealed] (§§ 45.1-286 through 45.1-361)
- Chapter 22.1 - The Virginia Gas and Oil Act (§§ 45.1-361.1 through 45.1-361.44)
- Chapter 23 - Surface Mining of Coal for Operations Disturbing Two Surface Acres or Less [Repealed] (§§ 45.1-362 through 45.1-380)
- Chapter 24 - Interstate Compact to Conserve Oil and Gas (§§ 45.1-381 through 45.1-382)
- Chapter 25 - Division of Geology and Mineral Resources (§§ 45.1-383 through 45.1-389)
- Chapter 26 - Energy Division, Etc. (§§ 45.1-390 through 45.1-394)
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