2021 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 519A - Reclamation of Land Subject to Mining Operations or Exploration Projects
NRS 519A.220 - Applicant to complete checklist for permit; contents.
The Division shall develop a checklist to be completed by applicants for a permit to engage in a mining operation. The information requested by the checklist must include:
1. Information relating to the plan for reclamation, including:
(a) The proposed subsequent use of the land after the mining operation is completed;
(b) The proposed schedule of reclamation that will be followed;
(c) The proposed topography of the land after the mining operation is completed;
(d) The treatment of slopes created or affected by the mining operation;
(e) The proposed use of impoundments;
(f) The kinds of access roads to be built and the manner of reclamation of road sites;
(g) The methods of drainage that will be used during the mining operation and reclamation;
(h) The revegetation of the land;
(i) The monitoring and maintenance of the reclaimed land that will be performed by the operator;
(j) The reclamation that will be necessary as a result of instream mining;
(k) The effect that reclamation will have on future mining in that area; and
(l) The effect of the reclamation on public safety.
2. Information relating to the mining operation and maps of the area which is required by the regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant to NRS 519A.160.
3. Other information as requested by the Administrator which the Administrator determines is pertinent to the reclamation activities of the mining operation.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1285)
