AB1,88,2121 3. Specify the date, time, and location of the public informational hearing.
AB1,88,2222 (c) The department shall send a notice under par. (a) to all of the following:
AB1,88,2423 1. The clerk of any city, village, town, or county within which any part the
24proposed mining site lies.
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12. The clerk of any city, village, or town, contiguous to any city, village, or town
2within which any portion of the proposed mining site is located.
AB1,89,43 3. Any regional planning commission for the area within which the affected
4area lies.
AB1,89,65 4. Any state agency that the department knows may be required to grant a
6permit or other authorization necessary for the proposed mining project.
AB1,89,97 5. Any interested person who has requested notification. The department's
8notice under this subdivision may be given through an electronic notification system
9established by the department.
AB1,89,1310 (d) The department shall hold a public informational hearing within 30 days
11after the date of the publication of the notice under par. (a). The department shall
12hold the public informational hearing in the county in which the majority of the
13proposed mining site is located.
AB1,89,21 14295.465 Preapplication notification. (1) Except as provided in sub. (3), at
15least 12 months before filing an application for a mining permit under s. 295.47, a
16person proposing to engage in a mining project shall notify the department and the
17U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in writing of the intention to file an application for a
18mining permit. After receiving the notification, the department shall hold at least
19one meeting with the person to make a preliminary assessment of the project's scope,
20to make an analysis of alternatives, to identify potential interested persons, and to
21ensure that the person making the proposal is aware of all of the following:
AB1,89,2322 (a) The approvals, including the filing requirements for the approvals, that the
23person may be required to obtain for the mining project.
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1(b) The requirements for submission of an environmental impact report and for
2submission of any other information required by the department to prepare an
3environmental impact statement under s. 295.53.
AB1,90,54 (c) The information the department will require to enable the department to
5process the application for the mining permit in a timely manner.
AB1,90,7 6(2) Within 60 days of a meeting under sub. (1), the department shall provide
7all of the following to the person:
AB1,90,88 (a) A detailed written summary of the requirements under sub. (1) (a) to (c).
AB1,90,129 (b) Any available information relevant to the potential impacts of the mining
10project on rare, threatened, or endangered species and historic or cultural resources
11and any other information relevant to potential impacts that may occur from the
12project that are required to be considered under s. 1.11.
AB1,90,2113 (c) Available information to evaluate the environmental impact of the project
14and to expedite the preparation of the environmental impact report and the
15environmental impact statement, including information concerning preliminary
16environmental reviews, field studies, and investigations; monitoring programs to
17establish baseline water quality; laboratory studies and investigations; advisory
18services; and the timing and the processes associated with any necessary
19consultations with other state or federal agencies and within the department, such
20as those required for endangered resources and cultural resource consultations and
21approvals.
AB1,90,25 22(3) A person who files an application under s. 295.47 for a mining proposal is
23not required to provide notice under sub. (1) if the person files the application no
24more than one year after the department denied the person's application for the same
25mining proposal.
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1(4) After providing notice to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers under sub. (1),
2a person shall make a good faith effort to meet with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
3to discuss the mining project, the environmental impact report, and information
4related to federal requirements that may be applicable to the mining project.
AB1,91,19 5295.47 Application for mining permit. (1) (a) No person may engage in
6mining or reclamation at any mining site unless the mining site is covered by a
7mining permit and by written authorization to mine under s. 295.59 (3). An
8applicant shall submit an application for a mining permit to the department in
9writing and in reproducible form and shall provide the number of copies that are
10requested by the department. An application and a mining permit are required for
11each separate mining site. The applicant shall distribute copies of the application
12to the clerk of any city, village, town, or county with zoning jurisdiction over the
13proposed site, to the clerk of any city, village, town, or county within whose
14boundaries any portion of the proposed mining site is located, to the elected
15governing body of any federally recognized American Indian tribe or band with a
16reservation the boundaries of which are within 20 miles of the proposed site, and to
17the main public library of each city, village, town, or county with zoning jurisdiction
18over the proposed site or within whose boundaries any portion of the proposed site
19is located.
AB1,91,2320 (b) If a person proposes to conduct mining at a mining site that includes an
21abandoned mining site, the person shall include plans for reclamation of the
22abandoned mining site, or the portion of the abandoned mining site that is included
23in the mining site, in its mining plan and reclamation plan.
AB1,91,25 24(2) As a part of each application for a mining permit, the applicant shall furnish
25all of the following:
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1(a) A mining plan under s. 295.48.
AB1,92,22 (b) A reclamation plan under s. 295.49.
AB1,92,33 (c) A mining waste site feasibility study and plan of operation under s. 295.51.
AB1,92,64 (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.
AB1,92,77 (f) A list of all mining permits in this state held by the applicant.
AB1,92,118 (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.
AB1,92,1312 (h) 1. The information specified in subd. 2. concerning the occurrence of any of
13the following within 10 years before the application is submitted:
AB1,92,1814 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.
AB1,92,2119 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.
AB1,92,2422 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.
AB1,93,65 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.
AB1,93,87 (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.
AB1,93,109 (j) Any other pertinent information that the applicant believes may be useful
10to the department.
AB1,93,16 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:
AB1,93,1717 (a) The boundaries of the area of land that will be affected.
AB1,93,1818 (b) The drainage area above and below the area that will be affected.
AB1,93,2019 (c) The location and names of all streams, roads, railroads, pipelines, and
20utility lines on or within 1,000 feet of the mining site.
AB1,93,2121 (d) The name or names of the owner or owners of the mining site.
AB1,93,2322 (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.
AB1,93,25 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.
AB1,94,33 (b) The elevation of the water table.
AB1,94,64 (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.
AB1,94,77 (d) The nature and depth of the overburden.
AB1,94,10 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:
AB1,94,1111 (a) The sequence of mining operations.
AB1,94,1212 (b) The handling of overburden materials.
AB1,94,1313 (c) The production, handling, and final disposition of tailings.
AB1,94,1514 (d) The milling, concentrating, refining, and other processing of ferrous
15minerals.
AB1,94,1616 (e) The storage, loading, and transportation of the final product.
AB1,94,2017 (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.
AB1,94,2221 (g) Plans for collection, treatment, and discharge of any water resulting from
22the mining.
AB1,94,2323 (h) Plans for protecting air quality under ch. 285.
AB1,94,2424 (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.
AB1,95,107 (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.
AB1,95,1211 (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.
AB1,95,1313 (k) All geological and geotechnical investigations and drilling programs.
AB1,95,1514 (L) A plan for completing and submitting a preblasting survey to the
15department before any blasting is conducted.
AB1,95,18 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:
AB1,95,2019 (a) Handling and storage of all materials on the mining site will be done in an
20environmentally sound manner.
AB1,96,221 (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.
AB1,96,43 (c) Effective means will be taken to limit access to the mining site to minimize
4exposure of the public to hazards.
AB1,96,65 (d) The use of mine mill chemicals and processing reagent wastes will be
6governed by all of the following:
AB1,96,87 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.
AB1,96,109 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.
AB1,96,1311 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.
AB1,96,1514 (e) Provisions will be made for back-up equipment in the event of the
15breakdown of critical operation equipment.
AB1,96,1816 (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.
AB1,96,2019 (g) Mining site facilities are designed to minimize disturbance to surface areas,
20to the extent practicable.
AB1,96,2221 (h) Where practicable, elevation differences in water-based transport systems
22will be used for gravity flows to minimize pumping facilities and pressures.
AB1,96,2323 (i) The following apply:
AB1,97,224 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.
AB1,97,43 2. The location of emergency spill containment areas is consistent with the
4prevention of substantial environmental pollution of surface waters.
AB1,97,75 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.
AB1,97,88 4. More than one emergency spill containment area is provided if necessary.
AB1,97,109 (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.
AB1,97,1211 (L) If sanitary wastes will be directed to a tailings area they will be
12appropriately treated.
AB1,97,15 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:
AB1,97,1816 (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.
AB1,97,1919 (am) Prereclamation and postreclamation drawings.
AB1,97,2120 (b) A map showing the specific reclamation proposal for each area of the mining
21site.
AB1,97,2222 (c) A description of ongoing reclamation procedures during mining.
AB1,97,2423 (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.
AB1,98,43 (f) Plans for the long-term care of the mining site, that include all of the
4following:
AB1,98,65 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.
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