17.24.1801 DEFINITIONS
(1) "Mine site
location" means that area of land to be affected by preparatory work.
(2) "Proposed mining area" means that
area of land to be affected by all strip mining related activities including
the preparatory work area. The area so
described shall comprise the total area to be disturbed by the life of the
operation as anticipated at the time application is made.
History: 82-4-112, MCA; IMP, 82-4-122, MCA; NEW, Eff. 4/4/74; TRANS, from DSL, 1996 MAR p. 2852; AMD, 2024 MAR p. 260, Eff. 2/10/24.