Article
Abandoned Mines
- 225 ILCS 705/34.01— When any coal mine is worked out or is about to be abandoned or closed indefinitely, the operator shall make a final survey of the mine
- 225 ILCS 705/34.02— A copy of the final map of an abandoned mine shall be delivered to the Department within 90 days after closing
- 225 ILCS 705/34.03— The shaft, slope, or drift opening into any abandoned mine shall be filled with earth or other material, or be kept permanently enclosed and sealed
- 225 ILCS 705/34.03-1— Whenever the Department is notified that subsidence is causing damage to surface areas overlying or in the proximity of an abandoned mine, the Mining Board shall hold a public hearing concerning the matter and publish its findings
- 225 ILCS 705/34.03-2— Nothing in Section 34.03-1 shall relieve any owner or operator otherwise legally responsible from any obligation imposed by law
- 225 ILCS 705/34.04