A. Each coal mining operation in the state shall register with the mining and minerals division of the energy, minerals and natural resources department annually and upon start of operations. The registration shall include:
(1) the name of the operation;
(2) post office address;
(3) the name of the operator or person in charge; and
(4) the character of operation such as the mineral produced or sought.
B. The mining and minerals division shall provide a copy of the registration to the state mine inspector.
History: Laws 1933, ch. 153, § 25; 1941 Comp., § 67-501; 1953 Comp., § 63-5-1; Laws 1989, ch. 193, § 8.
ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For state mine inspector, see N.M. Const., art. XVII, § 1.
The 1989 amendment, effective July 1, 1989, added the catchline; designated the formerly undesignated provisions as Subsection A, restructuring the former single sentence into two sentences, substituting the present language of the first sentence for "Each coal mine or mining operation in the state of New Mexico shall register with the state mine inspector annually before the first of August of each year", and making minor stylistic changes throughout the subsection; and added Subsection B.
Law reviews. — For article, "The Making of Federal Coal Policy: Lessons for Public Lands Management From a Failed Program, An Essay and Review," see 25 Nat. Resources J. 349 (1985).
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 53A Am. Jur. 2d Mines and Minerals § 259.
58 C.J.S. Mines and Minerals § 382.