AB426,78,1511 a. A forfeiture by the applicant, principal shareholder of the applicant, or a
12related person of a mining reclamation bond that was sufficient to cover all costs of
13reclamation and was posted in accordance with a permit or other approval for a
14mining operation in the United States, unless the forfeiture was by agreement with
15the entity for whose benefit the bond was posted.
AB426,78,1816 b. A felony conviction of the applicant, a related person, or an officer or director
17of the applicant for a violation of a law for the protection of the natural environment
18arising out of the operation of a mining site in the United States.
AB426,78,2119 c. The bankruptcy or dissolution of the applicant or a related person that
20resulted in the failure to reclaim a mining site in the United States in violation of a
21state or federal law.
AB426,78,2522 d. The permanent revocation of a mining permit or other mining approval
23issued to the applicant or a related person if the permit or other mining approval was
24revoked because of a failure to reclaim a mining site in the United States in violation
25of state or federal law.
AB426,79,2
12. The applicant shall specify the name and address of the person involved in
2and the date and location of each occurrence described in subd. 1.
AB426,79,43 (i) A description of any land contiguous to the proposed mining site that the
4applicant owns or leases or has an option to purchase or lease.
AB426,79,65 (j) Any other pertinent information that the applicant believes may be useful
6to the department.
AB426,79,12 7295.48 Mining plan. (1) General. An applicant for a mining permit shall
8submit as part of the application a mining plan that includes a description of the
9proposed mining site and either a detailed map drawn to a scale approved by the
10department or aerial photographs, if the photographs show the details to the
11satisfaction of the department, prepared and certified by a competent engineer,
12surveyor, or other person approved by the department that show all of the following:
AB426,79,1313 (a) The boundaries of the area of land that will be affected.
AB426,79,1414 (b) The drainage area above and below the area that will be affected.
AB426,79,1615 (c) The location and names of all streams, roads, railroads, pipelines, and
16utility lines on or within 1,000 feet of the mining site.
AB426,79,1717 (d) The name or names of the owner or owners of the mining site.
AB426,79,1918 (e) The name of the city, village, or town in which the mining site is located and
19the name of any other city, village, or town that is within 3 miles of the mining site.
AB426,79,21 20(2) Descriptive data. The applicant shall provide descriptive data to
21accompany the map or photographs under sub. (1), including all of the following:
AB426,79,2322 (a) The federal natural resources conservation service land capabilities
23classifications of the affected area.
AB426,79,2424 (b) The elevation of the water table.
AB426,80,3
1(c) Details of the nature, extent, and final configuration of the proposed
2excavation and mining site, including the total estimated production of tailings,
3waste rock, and other refuse and the location of their disposal.
AB426,80,44 (d) The nature and depth of the overburden.
AB426,80,7 5(3) Operating procedures. The applicant shall also include in the mining plan
6the details of the proposed operating procedures, including descriptions of all of the
7following:
AB426,80,88 (a) The sequence of mining operations.
AB426,80,99 (b) The handling of overburden materials.
AB426,80,1010 (c) The production, handling, and final disposition of tailings.
AB426,80,1211 (d) The milling, concentrating, refining, and other processing of ferrous
12minerals.
AB426,80,1313 (e) The storage, loading, and transportation of the final product.
AB426,80,1714 (f) Groundwater and surface water management techniques, including
15provisions for erosion protection and drainage control, and a water management
16plan showing water sources, flow paths and rates, storage volumes, and release
17points.
AB426,80,1918 (g) Plans for collection, treatment, and discharge of any water resulting from
19the mining.
AB426,80,2020 (h) Plans for protecting air quality under ch. 285.
AB426,80,2121 (hm) A plan for monitoring environmental changes at the mining site.
AB426,81,222 (hr) An assessment of the risk of the occurrence of an accidental health or
23environmental hazard in connection with the operation of the mine. The assessment
24shall include, with specificity, a description of the assumptions that the applicant
25used in making the risk assessment and the contingency measures that the applicant

1proposes to take in the event of that an accidental health or environmental hazard
2occurs.
AB426,81,63 (i) Measures for notifying the public and responsible governmental agencies of
4potentially hazardous conditions, including the movement or accumulation of toxic
5wastes in groundwater and surface water, soils, and vegetation, and other
6consequences of the operation of importance to public health, safety, and welfare.
AB426,81,87 (j) All surface facilities associated with the mining site and any use of mining
8waste in reclamation or the construction of any facility or structure.
AB426,81,99 (k) All geological and geotechnical investigations and drilling programs.
AB426,81,1110 (L) A plan for completing and submitting a preblasting survey to the
11department before any blasting is conducted.
AB426,81,14 12(4) Required demonstrations. The applicant shall demonstrate in the mining
13plan that the proposed mining will be consistent with the reclamation plan under s.
14295.49 and that all of the following will apply, at a minimum:
AB426,81,1615 (a) Handling and storage of all materials on the mining site will be done in an
16environmentally sound manner.
AB426,81,2217 (b) Buildings and other structures will be painted and maintained in a manner
18that is visually compatible with the surrounding vegetational and earth conditions,
19except that if a building or other structure cannot be painted and maintained in a
20manner that is visually compatible or if painting and maintaining a building or other
21structure in a manner that is visually compatible would cause safety concerns, the
22building or structure will be made as visually inconspicuous as is practicable.
AB426,81,2423 (c) Effective means will be taken to limit access to the mining site to minimize
24exposure of the public to hazards.
AB426,82,2
1(d) The use of mine mill chemicals and processing reagent wastes will be
2governed by all of the following:
AB426,82,43 1. Reagents and mine mill chemicals will not be used in a manner that will
4result in substantial harm to public safety or health or to the environment.
AB426,82,65 2. Reagents and mine mill chemicals that consist of or contain water soluble
6salts or metals will be used in accordance with any applicable approval.
AB426,82,97 3. Reagents will not be used or stored at the mining site if they are not included
8in the mining waste site feasibility study and plan of operation or in the mining plan,
9except for reagents for laboratory, testing, research, or experimental purposes.
AB426,82,1110 (e) Provisions will be made for back-up equipment in the event of the
11breakdown of critical operation equipment.
AB426,82,1412 (f) The design and operation specifications for mining site facilities include
13features, which may include emergency power supplies, redundant equipment, or
14temporary holding facilities, to deal with emergency conditions.
AB426,82,1615 (g) Mining site facilities are designed to minimize disturbance to surface areas,
16to the extent practicable.
AB426,82,1817 (h) Where practicable, elevation differences in water-based transport systems
18will be used for gravity flows to minimize pumping facilities and pressures.
AB426,82,1919 (i) The following apply:
AB426,82,2320 1. Systems for transporting tailings in slurry through pipelines that are not
21buried are designed to provide for emergency tailings conveyance or storage in case
22a pipeline breaks, plugs, freezes, or needs repairs and will be accessible for
23inspection, emergency repair, and maintenance.
AB426,82,2524 2. The location of emergency spill containment areas is consistent with the
25prevention of substantial environmental pollution of surface waters.
AB426,83,3
13. In the event of a power failure, tailings pipelines will be self draining to a
2tailings area or an emergency spill containment area or standby pumps and pipelines
3or standby power is provided.
AB426,83,44 4. More than one emergency spill containment area is provided if necessary.
AB426,83,65 (j) If practicable, all liquid effluents from the mining site will be directed to a
6common point, for treatment if necessary, before discharge to a natural watercourse.
AB426,83,87 (L) If sanitary wastes will be directed to a tailings area they will be
8appropriately treated.
AB426,83,11 9295.49 Reclamation plan. (1) An applicant for a mining permit shall submit
10as part of the application a reclamation plan, designed to minimize adverse effects
11to the environment to the extent practicable, that includes all of the following:
AB426,83,1412 (a) A description of the manner, location, sequence, and timing of reclamation
13of the mining site, including the mine, mining waste site, and sites for the disposal
14of wastes that are not mining wastes.
AB426,83,1515 (am) Prereclamation and postreclamation drawings.
AB426,83,1716 (b) A map showing the specific reclamation proposal for each area of the mining
17site.
AB426,83,1818 (c) A description of ongoing reclamation procedures during mining.
AB426,83,2019 (d) A description of proposed interim and final topography and slope
20stabilization.
AB426,83,2221 (e) A description of the proposed final land use and the relationship to
22surrounding land and land use.
AB426,83,2423 (f) Plans for the long-term care of the mining site, that include all of the
24following:
AB426,84,2
11. Monitoring of the mine; mining waste sites; sites for the disposal of wastes
2that are not mining wastes; groundwater quality; and surface water quality.
AB426,84,43 2. The names of persons legally and operationally responsible for long-term
4care.
AB426,84,65 (g) Projected costs of reclamation, including the estimated cost of fulfilling the
6reclamation plan.
AB426,84,8 7(2) The applicant shall demonstrate in the reclamation plan that all of the
8following will apply to the proposed reclamation, at a minimum:
AB426,84,109 (a) All toxic and hazardous wastes will be disposed of in conformance with
10applicable state and federal laws.
AB426,84,1611 (b) At the conclusion of mining activity, each tunnel, shaft, and other
12underground opening will be sealed in a manner that will prevent seepage of water
13in amounts that may be expected to create a safety, health, or environmental hazard,
14unless the applicant demonstrates alternative uses for the tunnel, shaft, or other
15underground opening that do not endanger public health or safety and that conform
16to applicable environmental protection and mine safety laws and rules.
AB426,84,1917 (c) Grading and stabilization of the excavation, sides, benches, and final slope
18will conform with state and federal environmental and safety requirements and will
19prevent erosion and environmental pollution to the extent practicable.
AB426,84,2220 (d) Grading and stabilization of the mining waste site and sites for the disposal
21of wastes that are not mining wastes will conform with state and federal
22environmental and safety requirements.
AB426,84,2323 (e) Merchantable by-products will be stabilized.
AB426,85,224 (f) Diversion and drainage of water from the mining site, including the mining
25waste site and sites for the disposal of wastes that are not mining wastes, will be

1adequate to prevent erosion and contamination of surface water and groundwater
2to the extent practicable.
AB426,85,53 (g) Backfilling with tailings, waste rock, overburden, or borrow materials will
4be conducted where the backfilling will not interfere with the mining and will not
5cause an applicable groundwater quality standard to be exceeded.
AB426,85,86 (h) All underground and surface runoff waters from the mining site will be
7managed, impounded, or treated in compliance with any approval that regulates
8construction site erosion control or storm water management or discharge.
AB426,85,109 (i) All surface structures constructed as part of the mining activities will be
10removed unless an alternate use is approved in the reclamation plan.
AB426,85,1211 (j) Adequate measures will be taken to prevent significant subsidence, but if
12subsidence does occur, the affected area will be reclaimed.
AB426,85,1513 (k) All recoverable topsoil from surface areas disturbed by the mining will be
14removed and stored in an environmentally acceptable manner for use in reclamation
15or in the mitigation or minimization of adverse environmental impacts.
AB426,85,1916 (L) All disturbed surface areas will be revegetated as soon as practicable after
17the disturbance to stabilize slopes and minimize air pollution and water pollution,
18with the objective of reestablishing a variety of plants and animals indigenous to the
19area immediately prior to mining to the extent practicable.
AB426,85,2320 (m) Plant species not indigenous to the area will be used for revegetation only
21if necessary to provide rapid stabilization of slopes and prevention of erosion and only
22with the approval of the department, but the objective under par. (L) will be
23maintained.
AB426,86,3 24(3) If it is physically or economically impracticable or environmentally or
25socially undesirable for the reclamation process to return the area affected by mining

1to its original state, the applicant shall provide, in the reclamation plan, the reasons
2it would be impracticable or undesirable and a discussion of alternative conditions
3and uses to which the affected area can be put.
AB426,86,5 4295.51 Mining waste site location criteria; feasibility study, and plan
5of operation.
(1) Definitions. In this section:
AB426,86,76 (a) "Groundwater flow net" means a drawing showing equipotential contour
7lines and the direction that groundwater will flow.
AB426,86,108 (c) "Regional" means relating to the area that may affect or be affected by a
9proposed mining waste site, which ordinarily will not exceed the area within a radius
10of 5 miles of the mining waste site.
AB426,86,1211 (e) "Water budget" means an assessment of water inputs, outputs, and net
12changes to a natural system or engineered facility over a fixed period.
AB426,86,1413 (f) "Well nest" means 2 or more wells constructed to different depths and
14installed within 10 feet of each other at the ground surface.
AB426,86,17 15(1e) Hazardous mining waste. (a) Prior to the informational hearing under s.
16295.57 (5) the department shall designate any mining wastes identified by the
17department as hazardous under s. 291.05 (1).
AB426,86,2218 (b) The disposal of any mining wastes that are identified by the department as
19hazardous under s. 291.05 (1) in a mining waste site is subject to this subchapter, and
20not to chs. NR 660 to 669, Wis. Adm. Code, except as necessary to comply with
21applicable federal regulations adopted under the federal Resource Conservation and
22Recovery Act, 42 USC 6901 to 6991m.
AB426,87,2 23(1m) Location criteria. (a) Except as provided in par. (b), no person may locate
24or operate a mining waste site, excluding the portion of a mining site from which

1ferrous minerals are extracted and that is backfilled with mining waste, within 1,000
2feet of any of the following:
AB426,87,43 1. The nearest edge of the right-of-way of any state trunk highway, as defined
4in s. 340.01 (60).
AB426,87,55 2. The boundary of any state or national park.
AB426,87,76 3. The boundary of a scenic easement purchased by the department or the
7department of transportation.
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