The operator shall:
(1) bury under adequate fill all toxic materials,
shale, mineral, or other material determined by the department to be acid
producing, toxic, undesirable or creating a hazard. Burial depth should be selected to prevent contact with ground
water or infiltrating waters that will subsequently pollute the ground water in
the area;
(2) seal off, as directed by the department, any
break-through of water creating a hazard;
(3) impound, drain or treat all runoff water so as
to reduce soil erosion, damage to grazing and agricultural lands, and pollution
of surface and subsurface waters;
(4) remove or bury all metal, lumber, and other
refuse resulting from the operation;
(5) use explosives in connection with the
operation only in accordance with department specifications as found in the
rules pursuant to Title 82, chapter 4, part 2, MCA, designed to minimize noise,
surface damage to adjacent lands and water pollution, ensure public safety, and
for other purposes;
(6) not throw, dump, pile or permit the dumping,
piling, or throwing or otherwise placing of any stones, rocks, earth, soil,
dirt, debris, trees, wood, logs or any other materials or substances of any
kind or nature beyond or outside of the area of land which is under permit and
for which a bond has been posted under 82-4-123, MCA, or place the materials
described in this section in such a way that normal erosion or slides brought
about by natural physical causes will permit the materials to go beyond or
outside of the area of land which is under permit and for which a bond has been
posted under 82-4-123, MCA;
(7) identify the location of a proposed road(s) and/or railroad loops(s), spur(s) or extension(s) on the site by prominent markings
prior to the time the proposed preparatory work is inspected and prior to the
commencement of construction. No such construction shall proceed along dry
coulees and intermittent drainageways unless the operator takes necessary
precautions to insure that no off-site sedimentation will result;
(8) construct drainage ditches on both sides of
the through-cut, and the inside shoulder of a cut-fill section, with ditch
relief cross-drains being spaced according to grade. Water shall be intercepted before reaching a switchback or large
fill and shall be drained off or released below the fill. Drainage structures shall be constructed in
order to cross a stream channel, and shall not affect the flow or sediment load
of the stream;
(9) stabilize and revegetate at the first seasonal
opportunity all cut and fill slopes resulting from construction of an access
road, a railroad loop or a haulageway road outside of the area to be mined;
(10) not surface roads, railroad loops, spurs or
extensions with refuse coal, acid producing or toxic material or with any
material which will produce a concentration of suspended solids in surface
drainage;
(11) employ all appropriate methods to prevent loss
of haulage or access road surface material in the form of dust;
(12) condition the seed and take adequate measures
to prevent erosion by means of culverts, water bars, or other devices upon the
abandonment of any road, railroad loop, spur or extension. Such areas shall be abandoned in accordance
with all provisions of Title 82, chapter 4, part 2, MCA, and the rules adopted
pursuant thereto.