SB1,92,64 (e) The name and address of each owner of land within the mining site and each
5person known by the applicant to hold any option or lease on land within the mining
6site.
SB1,92,77 (f) A list of all mining permits in this state held by the applicant.
SB1,92,118 (g) Evidence the applicant has applied or will apply for necessary permits or
9other permissions under all applicable zoning ordinances and that the applicant has
10applied or will apply to the department for any approval and has applied or will apply
11for any other license or permit required under state law.
SB1,92,1312 (h) 1. The information specified in subd. 2. concerning the occurrence of any of
13the following within 10 years before the application is submitted:
SB1,92,1814 a. A forfeiture by the applicant, principal shareholder of the applicant, or a
15related person of a mining reclamation bond that was sufficient to cover all costs of
16reclamation and was posted in accordance with a permit or other approval for a
17mining operation in the United States, unless the forfeiture was by agreement with
18the entity for whose benefit the bond was posted.
SB1,92,2119 b. A felony conviction of the applicant, a related person, or an officer or director
20of the applicant for a violation of a law for the protection of the natural environment
21arising out of the operation of a mining site in the United States.
SB1,92,2422 c. The bankruptcy or dissolution of the applicant or a related person that
23resulted in the failure to reclaim a mining site in the United States in violation of a
24state or federal law.
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1d. The permanent revocation of a mining permit or other mining approval
2issued to the applicant or a related person if the permit or other mining approval was
3revoked because of a failure to reclaim a mining site in the United States in violation
4of state or federal law.
SB1,93,65 2. The applicant shall specify the name and address of the person involved in
6and the date and location of each occurrence described in subd. 1.
SB1,93,87 (i) A description of any land contiguous to the proposed mining site that the
8applicant owns or leases or has an option to purchase or lease.
SB1,93,109 (j) Any other pertinent information that the applicant believes may be useful
10to the department.
SB1,93,16 11295.48 Mining plan. (1) General. An applicant for a mining permit shall
12submit as part of the application a mining plan that includes a description of the
13proposed mining site and either a detailed map drawn to a scale approved by the
14department or aerial photographs, if the photographs show the details to the
15satisfaction of the department, prepared and certified by a competent engineer,
16surveyor, or other person approved by the department that show all of the following:
SB1,93,1717 (a) The boundaries of the area of land that will be affected.
SB1,93,1818 (b) The drainage area above and below the area that will be affected.
SB1,93,2019 (c) The location and names of all streams, roads, railroads, pipelines, and
20utility lines on or within 1,000 feet of the mining site.
SB1,93,2121 (d) The name or names of the owner or owners of the mining site.
SB1,93,2322 (e) The name of the city, village, or town in which the mining site is located and
23the name of any other city, village, or town that is within 3 miles of the mining site.
SB1,93,25 24(2) Descriptive data. The applicant shall provide descriptive data to
25accompany the map or photographs under sub. (1), including all of the following:
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1(a) The federal natural resources conservation service land capabilities
2classifications of the affected area.
SB1,94,33 (b) The elevation of the water table.
SB1,94,64 (c) Details of the nature, extent, and final configuration of the proposed
5excavation and mining site, including the total estimated production of tailings,
6waste rock, and other refuse and the location of their disposal.
SB1,94,77 (d) The nature and depth of the overburden.
SB1,94,10 8(3) Operating procedures. The applicant shall also include in the mining plan
9the details of the proposed operating procedures, including descriptions of all of the
10following:
SB1,94,1111 (a) The sequence of mining operations.
SB1,94,1212 (b) The handling of overburden materials.
SB1,94,1313 (c) The production, handling, and final disposition of tailings.
SB1,94,1514 (d) The milling, concentrating, refining, and other processing of ferrous
15minerals.
SB1,94,1616 (e) The storage, loading, and transportation of the final product.
SB1,94,2017 (f) Groundwater and surface water management techniques, including
18provisions for erosion protection and drainage control, and a water management
19plan showing water sources, flow paths and rates, storage volumes, and release
20points.
SB1,94,2221 (g) Plans for collection, treatment, and discharge of any water resulting from
22the mining.
SB1,94,2323 (h) Plans for protecting air quality under ch. 285.
SB1,94,2424 (hm) A plan for monitoring environmental changes at the mining site.
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1(hr) An assessment of the risk of the occurrence of an accidental health or
2environmental hazard in connection with the operation of the mine. The assessment
3shall include, with specificity, a description of the assumptions that the applicant
4used in making the risk assessment and the contingency measures that the applicant
5proposes to take in the event that an accidental health or environmental hazard
6occurs.
SB1,95,107 (i) Measures for notifying the public and responsible governmental agencies of
8potentially hazardous conditions, including the movement or accumulation of toxic
9wastes in groundwater and surface water, soils, and vegetation, and other
10consequences of the operation of importance to public health, safety, and welfare.
SB1,95,1211 (j) All surface facilities associated with the mining site and any use of mining
12waste in reclamation or the construction of any facility or structure.
SB1,95,1313 (k) All geological and geotechnical investigations and drilling programs.
SB1,95,1514 (L) A plan for completing and submitting a preblasting survey to the
15department before any blasting is conducted.
SB1,95,18 16(4) Required demonstrations. The applicant shall demonstrate in the mining
17plan that the proposed mining will be consistent with the reclamation plan under s.
18295.49 and that all of the following will apply, at a minimum:
SB1,95,2019 (a) Handling and storage of all materials on the mining site will be done in an
20environmentally sound manner.
SB1,96,221 (b) Buildings and other structures will be painted and maintained in a manner
22that is visually compatible with the surrounding vegetational and earth conditions,
23except that if a building or other structure cannot be painted and maintained in a
24manner that is visually compatible or if painting and maintaining a building or other

1structure in a manner that is visually compatible would cause safety concerns, the
2building or structure will be made as visually inconspicuous as is practicable.
SB1,96,43 (c) Effective means will be taken to limit access to the mining site to minimize
4exposure of the public to hazards.
SB1,96,65 (d) The use of mine mill chemicals and processing reagent wastes will be
6governed by all of the following:
SB1,96,87 1. Reagents and mine mill chemicals will not be used in a manner that will
8result in substantial harm to public safety or health or to the environment.
SB1,96,109 2. Reagents and mine mill chemicals that consist of or contain water soluble
10salts or metals will be used in accordance with any applicable approval.
SB1,96,1311 3. Reagents will not be used or stored at the mining site if they are not included
12in the mining waste site feasibility study and plan of operation or in the mining plan,
13except for reagents for laboratory, testing, research, or experimental purposes.
SB1,96,1514 (e) Provisions will be made for back-up equipment in the event of the
15breakdown of critical operation equipment.
SB1,96,1816 (f) The design and operation specifications for mining site facilities include
17features, which may include emergency power supplies, redundant equipment, or
18temporary holding facilities, to deal with emergency conditions.
SB1,96,2019 (g) Mining site facilities are designed to minimize disturbance to surface areas,
20to the extent practicable.
SB1,96,2221 (h) Where practicable, elevation differences in water-based transport systems
22will be used for gravity flows to minimize pumping facilities and pressures.
SB1,96,2323 (i) The following apply:
SB1,97,224 1. Systems for transporting tailings in slurry through pipelines that are not
25buried are designed to provide for emergency tailings conveyance or storage in case

1a pipeline breaks, plugs, freezes, or needs repairs and will be accessible for
2inspection, emergency repair, and maintenance.
SB1,97,43 2. The location of emergency spill containment areas is consistent with the
4prevention of substantial environmental pollution of surface waters.
SB1,97,75 3. In the event of a power failure, tailings pipelines will be self draining to a
6tailings area or an emergency spill containment area or standby pumps and pipelines
7or standby power is provided.
SB1,97,88 4. More than one emergency spill containment area is provided if necessary.
SB1,97,109 (j) If practicable, all liquid effluents from the mining site will be directed to a
10common point, for treatment if necessary, before discharge to a natural watercourse.
SB1,97,1211 (L) If sanitary wastes will be directed to a tailings area they will be
12appropriately treated.
SB1,97,15 13295.49 Reclamation plan. (1) An applicant for a mining permit shall submit
14as part of the application a reclamation plan, designed to minimize adverse effects
15to the environment to the extent practicable, that includes all of the following:
SB1,97,1816 (a) A description of the manner, location, sequence, and timing of reclamation
17of the mining site, including the mine, mining waste site, and sites for the disposal
18of wastes that are not mining wastes.
SB1,97,1919 (am) Prereclamation and postreclamation drawings.
SB1,97,2120 (b) A map showing the specific reclamation proposal for each area of the mining
21site.
SB1,97,2222 (c) A description of ongoing reclamation procedures during mining.
SB1,97,2423 (d) A description of proposed interim and final topography and slope
24stabilization.
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1(e) A description of the proposed final land use and the relationship to
2surrounding land and land use.
SB1,98,43 (f) Plans for the long-term care of the mining site, that include all of the
4following:
SB1,98,65 1. Monitoring of the mine; mining waste sites; sites for the disposal of wastes
6that are not mining wastes; groundwater quality; and surface water quality.
SB1,98,87 2. The names of persons legally and operationally responsible for long-term
8care.
SB1,98,109 (g) Projected costs of reclamation, including the estimated cost of fulfilling the
10reclamation plan.
SB1,98,12 11(2) The applicant shall demonstrate in the reclamation plan that all of the
12following will apply to the proposed reclamation, at a minimum:
SB1,98,1413 (a) All toxic and hazardous wastes will be disposed of in conformance with
14applicable state and federal laws.
SB1,98,2015 (b) At the conclusion of mining activity, each tunnel, shaft, and other
16underground opening will be sealed in a manner that will prevent seepage of water
17in amounts that may be expected to create a safety, health, or environmental hazard,
18unless the applicant demonstrates alternative uses for the tunnel, shaft, or other
19underground opening that do not endanger public health or safety and that conform
20to applicable environmental protection and mine safety laws and rules.
SB1,98,2321 (c) Grading and stabilization of the excavation, sides, benches, and final slope
22will conform with state and federal environmental and safety requirements and will
23prevent erosion and environmental pollution to the extent practicable.
SB1,99,3
1(d) Grading and stabilization of the mining waste site and sites for the disposal
2of wastes that are not mining wastes will conform with state and federal
3environmental and safety requirements.
SB1,99,44 (e) Merchantable by-products will be stabilized.
SB1,99,85 (f) Diversion and drainage of water from the mining site, including the mining
6waste site and sites for the disposal of wastes that are not mining wastes, will be
7adequate to prevent erosion and contamination of surface water and groundwater
8to the extent practicable.
SB1,99,119 (g) Backfilling with tailings, waste rock, overburden, or borrow materials will
10be conducted where the backfilling will not interfere with the mining and will not
11cause an applicable groundwater quality standard to be exceeded.
SB1,99,1412 (h) All underground and surface runoff waters from the mining site will be
13managed, impounded, or treated in compliance with any approval that regulates
14construction site erosion control or storm water management or discharge.
SB1,99,1615 (i) All surface structures constructed as part of the mining activities will be
16removed unless an alternate use is approved in the reclamation plan.
SB1,99,1817 (j) Adequate measures will be taken to prevent significant subsidence, but if
18subsidence does occur, the affected area will be reclaimed.
SB1,99,2119 (k) All recoverable topsoil from surface areas disturbed by the mining will be
20removed and stored in an environmentally acceptable manner for use in reclamation
21or in offsetting or minimizing adverse environmental impacts.
SB1,99,2522 (L) All disturbed surface areas will be revegetated as soon as practicable after
23the disturbance to stabilize slopes and minimize air pollution and water pollution,
24with the objective of reestablishing a variety of plants and animals indigenous to the
25area immediately prior to mining to the extent practicable.
SB1,100,4
1(m) Plant species not indigenous to the area will be used for revegetation only
2if necessary to provide rapid stabilization of slopes and prevention of erosion and only
3with the approval of the department, but the objective under par. (L) will be
4maintained.
SB1,100,9 5(3) If it is physically or economically impracticable or environmentally or
6socially undesirable for the reclamation process to return the area affected by mining
7to its original state, the applicant shall provide, in the reclamation plan, the reasons
8it would be impracticable or undesirable and a discussion of alternative conditions
9and uses to which the affected area can be put.
SB1,100,11 10295.51 Mining waste site location criteria; feasibility study, and plan
11of operation.
(1) Definitions. In this section:
SB1,100,1312 (a) "Groundwater flow net" means a drawing showing equipotential contour
13lines and the direction that groundwater will flow.
SB1,100,1614 (c) "Regional" means relating to the area that may affect or be affected by a
15proposed mining waste site, which ordinarily will not exceed the area within a radius
16of 5 miles of the mining waste site.
SB1,100,1817 (e) "Water budget" means an assessment of water inputs, outputs, and net
18changes to a natural system or engineered facility over a fixed period.
SB1,100,2019 (f) "Well nest" means 2 or more wells constructed to different depths and
20installed within 10 feet of each other at the ground surface.
SB1,100,23 21(1e) Hazardous mining waste. (a) Prior to the informational hearing under s.
22295.57 (5) the department shall designate any mining wastes identified by the
23department as hazardous under s. 291.05 (1).
SB1,101,324 (b) The disposal of any mining wastes that are identified by the department as
25hazardous under s. 291.05 (1) in a mining waste site is subject to this subchapter, and

1not to chs. NR 660 to 679, Wis. Adm. Code, except as necessary to comply with
2applicable federal regulations adopted under the federal Resource Conservation and
3Recovery Act, 42 USC 6901 to 6991m.
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