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2025 Arizona Revised Statutes
Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas
§ 27-921 - Surface disturbances created by new exploration operation or mining unit
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AZ Rev Stat § 27-921 (2025)
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27-921. Surface disturbances created by new exploration operation or mining unit
Beginning April 1, 1997, an owner or operator of a new exploration operation or new mining unit shall not create a surface disturbance of more than five contiguous acres until a reclamation plan and financial assurance mechanism for the exploration operation or mining unit are approved by the state mine inspector or are otherwise authorized by this chapter.
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