In any contested case under this part, whether administrative, civil, or criminal in nature, a showing of the removal of minerals, ores, and other solid matter from the premises in question shall constitute prima-facie evidence of surface mining.
(Ga. L. 1972, p. 996, § 4.)
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 53A Am. Jur. 2d, Mines and Minerals, § 383.