Illinois Compiled Statutes 225 Professions, Occupations, and Business Operations: Article 1 - Short Title - Definition of Terms

• Illinois Coal Mining Act. - 225 ILCS 705, Section 1.01
  This Act may be cited as the Coal Mining Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1475.)
• Illinois Coal Mining Act. - 225 ILCS 705, Section 1.02
  As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms set out in this Article have the meanings ascribed to them in...
• Illinois Coal Mining Act. - 225 ILCS 705, Section 1.03
  "Mine" and "coal mine" mean any area of land and any structures, facilities, machinery, tools, equipment, shafts, slopes, tunnels, excavations, and other property, real...
• Illinois Coal Mining Act. - 225 ILCS 705, Section 1.04
  "Excavation" and "workings" mean any or all parts of a mine excavated or being excavated, including shafts, slopes, tunnels, entries, rooms and working places,...
• Illinois Coal Mining Act. - 225 ILCS 705, Section 1.05
  "Shaft" means any vertical opening through the strata which is or may be used for purposes of ventilation or escapement, or for the hoisting...
• Illinois Coal Mining Act. - 225 ILCS 705, Section 1.06
  "Slope" means any inclined way in or to a seam of coal to be used for the same purposes as a shaft. (Source: Laws...
• Illinois Coal Mining Act. - 225 ILCS 705, Section 1.07
  "Drift" means any practically horizontal way in or to a seam of coal to be used for the same purpose as a shaft. (Source:...
• Illinois Coal Mining Act. - 225 ILCS 705, Section 1.08
  "Operator" as applied to the party in control of a mine, signifies the person, firm or body corporate who or which is the immediate...
• Illinois Coal Mining Act. - 225 ILCS 705, Section 1.09
  "Mine Manager" is the person charged with the general direction of the underground work. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)
• Illinois Coal Mining Act. - 225 ILCS 705, Section 1.10
  "Mine Examiner" is the person charged with the examination of the underground workings of the mine, under the supervision of the Mine Manager. (Source:...
• Illinois Coal Mining Act. - 225 ILCS 705, Section 1.11
  "Department" means the Department of Natural Resources of the State of Illinois. (Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)
• Illinois Coal Mining Act. - 225 ILCS 705, Section 1.12
  "Director" means the Director of Natural Resources. (Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)
• Illinois Coal Mining Act. - 225 ILCS 705, Section 1.13
  "Permissible" means any explosive or mechanical device, or chemical-mechanical device, which will not cause the ignition of mixtures of methane and air when detonated...
• Illinois Coal Mining Act. - 225 ILCS 705, Section 1.14
  "State Mine Inspector" is the person charged with the inspection of mines under the State Mining Board. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)
• Illinois Coal Mining Act. - 225 ILCS 705, Section 1.15
  "Mining Board" or "Board" means the State Mining Board in the Department of Natural Resources, Office of Mines and Minerals, created by Section 5-155...
• Illinois Coal Mining Act. - 225 ILCS 705, Section 1.16
  "Surface Mining Facility" means surface and auger coal mines, preparation plants, central repair shops and coal loading docks for deep or surface mines including...
• Illinois Coal Mining Act. - 225 ILCS 705, Section 1.17
  "Contractor" means any person, firm or corporation who or which performs construction work at any mine or facility as defined in Sections 1.03 and...
• Illinois Coal Mining Act. - 225 ILCS 705, Section 1.18
  Words or phrases as used in this Act that import the masculine gender shall be construed to import also the feminine gender, unless such...
• Illinois Coal Mining Act. - 225 ILCS 705, Section 1.19
  "Lifeline cord" means a fire-retardant, nylon line of at least one quarter inch thickness, with cone-shaped directional indicators incorporated into it, that is permanently installed...
• Illinois Coal Mining Act. - 225 ILCS 705, Section 1.20
  "Self-contained self-rescue (SCSR) device" means a breathing apparatus that contains a minimum of one hour of oxygen for one person and is approved by the...
• Illinois Coal Mining Act. - 225 ILCS 705, Section 1.21
  "Surface supervisor of an underground mine" means a certified supervisor at a mine whose duties do not include the extraction of coal, but do include...
• Illinois Coal Mining Act. - 225 ILCS 705, Section 1.22
  "Tag-line" means a nylon line of at least one quarter inch thickness that has mechanical clips or other suitable connecting devices incorporated therein that are...
• Illinois Coal Mining Act. - 225 ILCS 705, Section 1.23
  "Rescue chamber" means a chamber within a mine that is properly constructed to protect against potential hazards in case of an emergency and is properly...
• Illinois Coal Mining Act. - 225 ILCS 705, Section 1.24
  "Cache" means a storage facility within a mine that is properly constructed to store SCSR devices in case of an emergency for use by persons...

Last modified: February 18, 2015