(225 ILCS 720/1.06) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7901.06)
Sec. 1.06. Scope of the Act. This Act shall apply to all mining operations, except
(a) the private non-commercial extraction of coal by a landowner or lessee where 250 tons or less of coal are removed in any 12 consecutive months;
(b) the extraction of coal incidental to the extraction of other minerals where the coal does not exceed 16 2/3% of the total mineral tonnage mined;
(c) coal exploration on Federal lands; and
(d) the extraction of coal on Federal lands except to the extent provided under a cooperative agreement with the United States in accordance with Section 9.03.
(Source: P.A. 81-1015.)
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