Any mining operation, other than an in situ mining operation or a mining operation that employs a cyanide leaching or other chemical or biological leaching process to extract minerals from ore, which affects less than ten acres, excluding access roads, and extracts less than twenty-five thousand tons of ore or overburden per calendar year shall be subject to the provisions of §§ 45-6B-54 to 45-6B-63, inclusive, and are not required to comply with the provisions of §§ 45-6B-5 to 45-6B-7, inclusive, 45-6B-10, 45-6B-14, or 45-6B-36.
S.D. Codified Laws § 45-6B-53
Small-scale operation--Special permit laws applicable
Known as the South Dakota Mined Land Reclamation Act
The act spans §§ 45–45 (109 sections).
Source: SL 1982, ch 305, § 53; SL 1989, ch 306, § 52.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.