Section 25-9-270
Applicability of provisions.
All other provisions of this chapter, except those obviously peculiar to underground operations and also those specifically provided for in this article, are applicable to surface mining operations. All provisions contained in this article applicable to surface operations of underground coal mines and not specifically covered elsewhere in this chapter apply to all coal mines.
(Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §72; Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 147, p. 2866, §1.)