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2025 Code of Virginia
Title 45.2 - Mines, Minerals, and Energy
Chapter 11 - Mineral Mine Safety Act
Article 1. General Provisions
- § 45.2-1100. Mineral Mine Safety Act
- § 45.2-1101. Definitions
- § 45.2-1102. Safety and health
- § 45.2-1103. Special safety rules
- § 45.2-1104. Persons permitted to work in mines; age requirements
- § 45.2-1105. Prohibited acts by miners or other persons; miners to comply with law
- § 45.2-1106. Safety materials and supplies
- § 45.2-1107. Notifying miners of violations; compliance with Act
Article 2. Director and Mining Inspectors
- § 45.2-1108. Affiliations of Department personnel with labor union, mining company, etc.; interest in mine; inspections of mines where inspector previously employed
- § 45.2-1109. Appointment and general qualifications of mine inspectors
- § 45.2-1110. Qualifications of mine inspectors
- § 45.2-1111. Duties of Director
- § 45.2-1112. Technical specialists
Article 3. Certification of Mineral Mine Workers
- § 45.2-1113. Records of Board of Mineral Mining Examiners
- § 45.2-1114. Certification of certain persons employed in mineral mines; powers of the Department
- § 45.2-1115. Examinations required for Mineral Mining Certifications
- § 45.2-1116. Performance of certain tasks by uncertified persons; penalty
- § 45.2-1117. Examination fees; Mineral Mining Examiners' Fund
- § 45.2-1118. Reciprocal acceptance of other certifications
- § 45.2-1119. Renewal of certificates
- § 45.2-1120. Revocation of certificates
- § 45.2-1121. Reexamination
- § 45.2-1122. General mineral miner certification
- § 45.2-1123. Foreman certification
Article 4. Licensing of Mineral Mines
- § 45.2-1124. License required for operation of mineral mines; term
- § 45.2-1125. Fee to accompany application for license; Mineral Mine License Fund; disposition of fees
- § 45.2-1126. Application for license
- § 45.2-1127. Denial or revocation of license
- § 45.2-1128. Operating without license; penalty
- § 45.2-1129. Annual reports; condition to issuance of license following transfer of ownership
- § 45.2-1130. Notices to Department; resumption of mining following discontinuance
- § 45.2-1131. Maps of mines required to be made; contents; extension and preservation; use by Department; release; posting of map
- § 45.2-1132. When the Director may cause maps to be made; payment of expense
- § 45.2-1133. Making false statements; penalty
Article 5. Mine Rescue Teams
- § 45.2-1134. Mine rescue and first aid stations
- § 45.2-1135. Mine rescue teams
- § 45.2-1136. Duty to train team
- § 45.2-1137. Qualification for team membership; direction of teams
- § 45.2-1138. Team members considered employees of the mine where emergency exists; compensation; workers' compensation
- § 45.2-1139. Requirements of recovery work
- § 45.2-1140. State-designated mine rescue teams
- § 45.2-1141. Mine Rescue Fund
- § 45.2-1142. Inspections; Mine Rescue Coordinator
- § 45.2-1143. Workers' compensation; liability
Article 6. Mine Explosions; Mine Fires; Accidents
- § 45.2-1144. Reports of explosions and mine fires; procedure
- § 45.2-1145. Operators' reports of accidents; investigations; reports by Department
- § 45.2-1146. Reports of other accidents and injuries
- § 45.2-1147. Duties of mine inspectors
Article 7. Mine Inspections
- § 45.2-1148. Frequency of mine inspections
- § 45.2-1149. Evaluation of risks at mines
- § 45.2-1150. Review of inspection reports and records
- § 45.2-1151. Advance notice of inspections; confidentiality of trade secrets
- § 45.2-1152. Scheduling of mine inspections
- § 45.2-1153. Denial of entry
- § 45.2-1154. Duties of operator
- § 45.2-1155. Duties of inspectors
- § 45.2-1156. Certificates of inspection
Article 8. Enforcement and Penalties; Reports of Violations
- § 45.2-1157. Notices of violations
- § 45.2-1158. Closure orders
- § 45.2-1159. Tolling of time for abating violations
- § 45.2-1160. Injunctive relief
- § 45.2-1161. Violations; penalties
- § 45.2-1162. Prosecution of violations
- § 45.2-1163. Fees and costs
- § 45.2-1164. Reports of violations
Article 9. Miner Training
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