- ARTICLE 1 CREATION OF BUREAUS RELATING TO GEOLOGY AND MINES
- 69-1-1. Bureau of mines and mineral resources; creation; director.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-1-2. Purposes and functions.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-1-3 to 69-1-5. Repealed.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-1-6. State mine inspector duties; status.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-1-7. Repealed.
- ANNOTATIONS
- ARTICLE 2 OTHER FUNCTIONS OF THE BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES
- 69-2-1. Annual reports of progress and condition.
- 69-2-2. Publication of mining laws and regulations.
- 69-2-3. [Reports of bureau; printing and sale.]
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-2-4. [Materials distributed to educational institutions.]
- 69-2-5. [Funds for maintenance of bureau.]
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-2-6. [Annual appropriation for a cooperative geologic and ground water survey.]
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-2-7. Geothermal energy source; reports.
- ARTICLE 3 MINING LOCATIONS AND OPERATIONS
- 69-3-1. Mining claim location and posting notice.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-3-2. Record books provided by county clerks; recording fees.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-3-3, 69-3-4. Repealed.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-3-5. Penalty.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-3-6. Penetration of water stratum by mine discovery or drill hole; plugging; report to state engineer and to director of the state bureau of mines and mineral resources; exceptions.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-3-7. Discovery of natural gas or hydrocarbons.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-3-8. [Exceptions.]
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-3-9. Penalty.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-3-10. [Boundary posts.]
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-3-11. Relocation.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-3-12. Amended and additional location notices.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-3-12.1. Annual labor and annual filings.
- 69-3-13. [Alteration, removal or destruction of location marks or notice; penalty.]
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-3-14. [Defacing or changing location notice; penalty; correction of errors.]
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-3-15 to 69-3-17. Repealed.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-3-18. [Abandonment of mining claims; methods; encumbered claims.]
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-3-19 to 69-3-21. Repealed.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-3-22. [Size of placer mining claims.]
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-3-23. [Regulations by private landowners as to mining locations; recording; amending.]
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-3-24. [No trespassing notices.]
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-3-25. [Penalty for trespass; exceptions.]
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-3-26. [Trespass against person rightfully in possession.]
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-3-27. [Trespass by livestock; liability of owner.]
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-3-28. [Termination of lease; thirty days' notice.]
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-3-29. [Terminating lease without notice; liability in damages; forfeiture of lease.]
- 69-3-30. [Stockholders; right of entry and examination of mines.]
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-3-31. [Denial to stockholders of right of entry; penalty.]
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-3-32. ["Stockholders" defined.]
- ANNOTATIONS
- ARTICLE 4 MINING REGULATION LAW; DEFINITIONS
- 69-4-1. Mine.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-4-2. Repealed.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-4-3. Coal.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-4-4. Pillar.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-4-5. Working place.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-4-6. Rock-dusting.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-4-7. Rock-dust barrier.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-4-8. Gas.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-4-9. Permissible.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-4-10. Operator.
- ANNOTATIONS
- ARTICLE 5 STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES
- 69-5-1. Repealed.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-5-2 to 69-5-6. Repealed.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-5-7. Duties; state mine inspector; director of mining and minerals.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-5-8. [Guards and safety belts around the seats of operated vehicles or equipment in underground mines.]
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-5-9. [Right of entry and inspection in mines; operator's representative.]
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-5-10. [Record of inspection; copy for operator.]
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-5-11. [Duty of operator to admit inspector.]
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-5-12. Repealed.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-5-13. [Records; files; full-time occupation.]
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-5-14. Ordering dangerous conditions in mines removed or removal of workers from danger zones.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-5-15. [Summary report of mine conditions; owner's copy; posting of copy outside mine office.]
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-5-16. Operator's compliance.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-5-17. Fatal and serious mine accidents; assistance; investigation.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-5-18. Repealed.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-5-19 to 69-5-21. Repealed.
- ANNOTATIONS
- ARTICLE 6 PENALTIES AND GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO ALL MINES
- 69-6-1. Penalties for violations by operator, official or employee of a mine, mill or smelter; injunctions.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-6-2. Right of appeal.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-6-3. Repealed.
- ANNOTATIONS
- ARTICLE 7 ORE; MILLS AND SMELTERS
- 69-7-1. Repealed.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-7-2. [Inspection by owner of stolen ores; affidavit filed.]
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-7-3. [Refusal to keep record, make proper entries or permit inspection; liability for penalty and damages.]
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-7-4. [Failure or neglect to make inquiries for record or negligent entries or to keep record book; liability.]
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-7-5. [Purchaser of ore from illegal possessor of mine, deemed accessory; penalty.]
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-7-6. [Lead poisoning of smelter employee; employer's liability.]
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-7-7. [Failure to provide care of lead-poisoned employee; recovery of expenditures.]
- ANNOTATIONS
- ARTICLE 8 MINING SAFETY
- 69-8-1. Short title.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-8-2. Definitions.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-8-3. Mining safety advisory board.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-8-4. Duties of the board; rulemaking.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-8-5. Duties of the state mine inspector.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-8-5.1. Training fees.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-8-5.2. State mine inspector fund.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-8-6. Repealed.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-8-7. Notice of public hearing.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-8-8. Publication; effective date of rules.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-8-9. Variations.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-8-10. Hearings on reasonableness of safety regulations.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-8-11. Right of entry and investigation.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-8-12, 69-8-13. Repealed.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-8-14. Court review.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-8-15. Construction of act.
- ANNOTATIONS
- ARTICLE 9 CONSOLIDATION OF SMALL TRACTS FOR MINERAL DEVELOPMENT
- 69-9-1. Declaration of policy.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-9-2. Excluded lands and minerals.
- 69-9-3. Definitions.
- 69-9-4. Administration.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-9-5. Application for consolidation.
- 69-9-6. Hearing; notice; expenses.
- 69-9-7. Findings prerequisite to consolidation.
- 69-9-8. Effect of order.
- 69-9-9. Approval by district court.
- 69-9-10. Money placed in suspense; escheat.
- ANNOTATIONS
- ARTICLE 10 MINERAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
- 69-10-1. Short title.
- 69-10-2. Public policy.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-10-3. Technological studies; economist.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-10-4. Development.
- ANNOTATIONS
- ARTICLE 11 COAL MINES; REGISTRATION AND STATISTICAL INFORMATION
- 69-11-1. Registration of coal mines and statistics required.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-11-2. Annual information to be furnished; confidential data.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-11-3. Furnishing requested data.
- ANNOTATIONS
- ARTICLE 12 GENERAL DUTIES OF COAL MINE OPERATORS
- 69-12-1. [Safety measures.]
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-12-2. [Presence of official with final authority required.]
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-12-3. Mine maps; scale and contents; distribution; final survey required.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-12-4. Mine abandonment; fencing; warning notices.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-12-5. [Immediate notification of fatal mine accidents, fires and explosions; complete report; record of accidents.]
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-12-6. [Report of serious conditions threatening loss of life or property.]
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-12-7. [Written reports of compensable mine accidents; monthly summary.]
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-12-8 to 69-12-18. Repealed.
- ANNOTATIONS
- ARTICLE 13 DUTIES OF COAL MINE EMPLOYEES
- 69-13-1. [Safety devices and orders.]
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-13-2. [Door, combustible device, explosive, missed shot, check, prop and lamp regulations.]
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-13-3. [Misdemeanors, punishment; intoxicating liquor regulations; destruction of machinery; passing danger signs; travel by haulageway.]
- ANNOTATIONS
- ARTICLE 14 QUALIFICATIONS AND DUTIES OF COAL MINE OFFICIALS
- 69-14-1. Mine foremen; assistant foremen; mine examiners; shotfirers; qualification by state mine inspector.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-14-2. Methods of qualification; certificates from other states; permits; examinations.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-14-3. Qualifications for certain positions.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-14-4. Competency permits; posting; revocation procedure.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-14-5. [Foreman; charge of underground operations.]
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-14-6. Inside mine workings; employees and qualifications; hours of duty of foreman.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-14-7. Absence of foreman; temporary appointment; notice to inspector.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-14-8. Daily inspection of working places; safety measures; air measurements; gas inspection; reports.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-14-9. [Removal of dangerous conditions; notices; barriers.]
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-14-10. [Duties of assistant mine foreman.]
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-14-11. Mine examiners; inspection before entrance of shift; gassy mines.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-14-12. Dangerous places; warning marks; barriers.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-14-13. [Record of dangerous conditions; knowledge of officials.]
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-14-14. [Inspection of shot holes; direction; condemnation of shot holes.]
- 69-14-15. [Lawful blasting; tests for gas; qualification of shotfirer as mine examiner.]
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-14-16. [Qualifications of shotfirer.]
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-14-17. Mine foreman acting as examiner and shotfirer.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-14-18. [Overseer; negligence; penalty.]
- ANNOTATIONS
- ARTICLE 15 SAFETY REGULATIONS, ESCAPEWAYS, FIRE CONTROL AND BOILER INSPECTION IN COAL MINES
- 69-15-1 to 69-15-16. Repealed.
- ANNOTATIONS
- ARTICLE 16 LADDERWAYS IN COAL MINES
- 69-16-1 to 69-16-7. Repealed.
- ANNOTATIONS
- ARTICLE 17 UNDERGROUND HAULAGE IN COAL MINES
- 69-17-1 to 69-17-10. Repealed.
- ANNOTATIONS
- ARTICLE 18 HOISTING EQUIPMENT IN COAL MINES
- 69-18-1 to 69-18-13. Repealed.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-18-14. Hoist engineer; qualifications.
- ANNOTATIONS
- ARTICLES 19 EXPLOSIVES IN COAL MINES
- 69-19-1 to 69-19-19. Repealed.
- ANNOTATIONS
- ARTICLE 20 VENTILATION AND GASES IN COAL MINES
- 69-20-1 to 69-20-21. Repealed.
- ANNOTATIONS
- ARTICLE 21 TIMBERING IN COAL MINES
- 69-21-1 to 69-21-6. Repealed.
- ANNOTATIONS
- ARTICLE 22 ROCK DUST IN COAL MINES
- 69-22-1 to 69-22-6. Repealed.
- ANNOTATIONS
- ARTICLE 23 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT IN COAL MINES
- 69-23-1 to 69-23-19. Repealed.
- ANNOTATIONS
- ARTICLE 24 COAL MINES; GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 69-24-1 to 69-24-14. Repealed.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-24-15. [Setting fire at or within mine; penalty.]
- ANNOTATIONS
- ARTICLE 25 COAL SURFACEMINING
- 69-25-1 to 69-25-21. Repealed.
- ANNOTATIONS
- ARTICLE 25A SURFACE MINING
- 69-25A-1. Short title. (Repealed effective July 1, 2006.)
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-25A-2. Purpose of act. (Repealed effective July 1, 2006.)
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-25A-3. Definitions. (Repealed effective July 1, 2006.)
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-25A-4. Coal surface mining commission; duties. (Repealed effective July 1, 2006.)
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-25A-5. Regulations. (Repealed effective July 1, 2006.)
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-25A-6. Procedure for adopting regulations. (Repealed effective July 1, 2006.)
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-25A-7. Petition to initiate regulations. (Repealed effective July 1, 2006.)
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-25A-8. Director; duties. (Repealed effective July 1, 2006.)
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-25A-9. General provisions pertaining to permits. (Repealed effective July 1, 2006.)
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-25A-10. Permit application requirements. (Repealed effective July 1, 2006.)
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-25A-11. Public liability and self-insurance requirements. (Repealed effective July 1, 2006.)
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-25A-12. Reclamation plan requirements. (Repealed effective July 1, 2006.)
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-25A-13. Performance bonds. (Repealed effective July 1, 2006.)
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-25A-14. Permit approval or denial. (Repealed effective July 1, 2006.)
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-25A-15. Revision of permits. (Repealed effective July 1, 2006.)
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-25A-16. Coal exploration. (Repealed effective July 1, 2006.)
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-25A-17. Public notice and public hearings. (Repealed effective July 1, 2006.)
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-25A-18. Decisions of director and appeals. (Repealed effective July 1, 2006.)
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-25A-19. Environmental protection performance standards; surface coal mining operations. (Repealed effective July 1, 2006.)
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-25A-20. Environmental protection performance standards; surface effects of underground coal mining operations. (Repealed effective July 1, 2006.)
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-25A-21. Inspection and monitoring. (Repealed effective July 1, 2006.)
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-25A-22. Penalties and sanctions. (Repealed effective July 1, 2006.)
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-25A-23. Release of performance bonds. (Repealed effective July 1, 2006.)
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-25A-24. Citizen suits. (Repealed effective July 1, 2006.)
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-25A-25. Enforcement. (Repealed effective July 1, 2006.)
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-25A-26. Areas unsuitable for surface coal mining; petitions; exclusions. (Repealed effective July 1, 2006.)
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-25A-27. Cooperative agreement between the state of New Mexico and the United States. (Repealed effective July 1, 2006.)
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-25A-28. Applicability to public agencies, public utilities and public corporations. (Repealed effective July 1, 2006.)
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-25A-29. Administrative review. (Repealed effective July 1, 2006.)
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-25A-30. Judicial review. (Repealed effective July 1, 2006.)
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-25A-31. Exclusions. (Repealed effective July 1, 2006.)
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-25A-32. Conflict of interest; penalty; disclosure. (Repealed effective July 1, 2006.)
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-25A-33. Experimental practices or other use. (Repealed effective July 1, 2006.)
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-25A-34. Repealed.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-25A-35. Administrative procedures; applicability. (Repealed effective July 1, 2006.)
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-25A-36. Termination of agency life; delayed repeal. (Repealed effective July 1, 2006.)
- ANNOTATIONS
- ARTICLE 25B ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION
- 69-25B-1. Short title.
- 69-25B-2. Purpose.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-25B-3. Definitions.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-25B-4. Abandoned mine reclamation fund; created.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-25B-5. State reclamation plan; application for support.
- 69-25B-6. Objectives of the fund; duties of the director.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-25B-7. Acquisition and reclamation of land adversely affected by past mining practices; powers of the director.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-25B-8. Liens.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-25B-9. Reports.
- 69-25B-10. Additional powers.
- 69-25B-11. Appeal of director's decision.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-25B-12. Emergency powers.
- ANNOTATIONS
- ARTICLE 26 MINES OTHER THAN COAL - REGISTRATION AND STATISTICAL INFORMATION
- 69-26-1. Annual registration; data required; operations; notice of suspension; reactivation to state mine inspector.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-26-2. Production information; confidential nature.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-26-3. Request for information.
- ANNOTATIONS
- ARTICLE 27 GENERAL DUTIES OF OPERATORS AND EMPLOYEES IN OTHER THAN COAL MINES
- 69-27-1. [Safety measures required of operators.]
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-27-2. [Presence of official with complete authority required.]
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-27-3. Mine abandonment; precautions.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-27-4. [Gas or other serious condition; operator to report promptly to mine inspector.]
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-27-5. [Operator's report of compensable mine accidents; contents.]
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-27-6. [Safety devices and orders; employees' duty.]
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-27-7. [Misdemeanors, punishment; intoxicants, damage to equipment, violation of danger signs and unauthorized travel prohibited.]
- ANNOTATIONS
- ARTICLES 28 SAFETY AND FIRE REGULATIONS IN OTHER THAN COAL MINES
- 69-28-1 to 69-28-14. Repealed.
- ANNOTATIONS
- ARTICLE 29 LADDERWAYS IN OTHER THAN COAL MINES
- 69-29-1 to 69-29-7. Repealed.
- ANNOTATIONS
- ARTICLE 30 UNDERGROUND HAULAGE FOR MINES OTHER THAN COAL
- 69-30-1 to 69-30-9. Repealed.
- ANNOTATIONS
- ARTICLE 31 HOISTING EQUIPMENT IN MINES OTHER THAN COAL
- 69-31-1 to 69-31-15. Repealed.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-31-16. Hoist engineer; qualifications.
- ANNOTATIONS
- ARTICLES 32 EXPLOSIVES FOR MINES OTHER THAN COAL
- 69-32-1 to 69-32-21. Repealed.
- ANNOTATIONS
- ARTICLE 33 VENTILATION OF GASES IN MINES OTHER THAN COAL
- 69-33-1 to 69-33-8. Repealed.
- ANNOTATIONS
- ARTICLE 34 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT IN MINES OTHER THAN COAL
- 69-34-1 to 69-34-12. Repealed.
- ANNOTATIONS
- ARTICLE 35 GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS IN MINES OTHER THAN COAL
- 69-35-1 to 69-35-17. Repealed.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-35-18. Inexperienced workers.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-35-19. First aid [training]; equipment and supplies.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-35-20. [First aid; equipment and supplies.]
- ARTICLE 36 MINING
- 69-36-1. Short title.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-36-2. Purposes.
- 69-36-3. Definitions.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-36-4. Interim program; limitations.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-36-5. Mining operation site assessment.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-36-6. Mining commission; created; members.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-36-7. Commission; duties.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-36-8. Regulations; adoption process.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-36-9. Director; duties.
- 69-36-10. Confidentiality.
- 69-36-11. Existing mining operations; closeout plan required.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-36-12. New mining operations; mining operation permit required.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-36-13. Exploration permit.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-36-14. Citizens suits.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-36-15. Administrative review.
- 69-36-16. Judicial review.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-36-17. Civil penalties.
- 69-36-18. Criminal penalties.
- 69-36-19. Funds created.
- ANNOTATIONS
- 69-36-20. Remedy.
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