Illinois Compiled Statutes 225 Professions, Occupations, and Business Operations: Article IV - Performance Standards For Underground Mining

• Illinois Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act. - 225 ILCS 720, Section 4.01
  General Requirement. Each person conducting underground mining operations shall as a minimum comply with all applicable performance standards set forth in this Article. Each...
• Illinois Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act. - 225 ILCS 720, Section 4.02
  Subsidence. Each operator shall adopt measures consistent with known technology in order to prevent subsidence causing material damage to the extent technologically and economically...
• Illinois Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act. - 225 ILCS 720, Section 4.03
  Sealing Openings. All portals, entryways, drifts, shafts, or other openings between the surface and underground mine working shall be sealed when no longer needed...
• Illinois Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act. - 225 ILCS 720, Section 4.04
  Exploratory Holes. All exploratory holes no longer necessary for underground mining shall be filled or sealed, maximizing to the extent technologically and economically feasible...
• Illinois Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act. - 225 ILCS 720, Section 4.05
  Wastes. (a) With respect to surface disposal of mine wastes, tailings, coal processing wastes, and other wastes in areas other than the mine workings...
• Illinois Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act. - 225 ILCS 720, Section 4.06
  Vegetation. On regraded areas and all other lands affected, there shall be established a diverse and permanent vegetative cover capable of self-regeneration and plant...
• Illinois Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act. - 225 ILCS 720, Section 4.07
  Offsite Areas. Offsite areas shall be protected from damages which may result from underground mining operations. (Source: P.A. 81-1015.)
• Illinois Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act. - 225 ILCS 720, Section 4.08
  Hazards. Fire hazards and other conditions which constitute a hazard to health and safety of the public shall be eliminated. (Source: P.A. 81-1015.)
• Illinois Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act. - 225 ILCS 720, Section 4.09
  Hydrology. The operator shall minimize the disturbances of the prevailing hydrologic balance at the minesite and in associated offsite areas and to the quantity...
• Illinois Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act. - 225 ILCS 720, Section 4.10
  Suspension of Operations in Urbanized Areas. In order to protect the stability of the land, the Department shall suspend underground coal mining operations under...
• Illinois Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act. - 225 ILCS 720, Section 4.11
  Other Impacts. (a) With respect to other surface impacts of underground mining operations not specified in this Article, including but not limited to the...

Last modified: February 18, 2015