Wisconsin Administrative Code

NR 130.202 Applicability.

NR 130.203 Definitions.

NR 130.204 Bulk sampling license application.

NR 130.205 Bulk sampling license issuance and modification.

NR 130.206 Bulk sampling site reclamation and bond release.

NR 130.207 Bulk sampling site inspections.

NR 130.208 Bulk sampling license revocation or suspension. NR 130.105 Application for an exploration license. (1) No explorer may engage in exploration without securing an exploration license. (2) Any explorer intending to engage in exploration shall file an application for an ex…

NR 131.101 Purpose.

NR 131.102 Applicability.

NR 131.103 Definitions.

NR 131.104 Environmental baseline data collection prior to preapplication notification.

NR 131.105 Preapplication notification and data collection.

NR 131.106 Prospecting project review fee.

NR 131.107 Application to prospect.

NR 131.108 Prospecting plan.

NR 131.109 Reclamation plan.

NR 131.110 Location criteria and environmental standards.

NR 131.111 Minimum design and operation. NR 131.112 NR 131.113 NR 131.114 NR 131.115 NR 131.116 NR 131.117 NR 131.118 NR 131.119 NR 131.120 NR 131.121 Note: Chapter NR 131 as it existed on August 31, 1982, was repealed and a new chapter NR 131 was created effective September 1, 1…

NR 131.113 Timeline for review of prospecting permit application. (1) Subject to subs. (4) and (5), within 180 days after an applicant submits an application for a prospecting permit, an environmental impact report, if required, and any applications for other approvals, licenses,…

NR 131.114 Prospecting permit issuance. (1) Unless denied pursuant to s. NR 131.115 and except with respect to property specified in s. 41.41 (11), Stats., within 60 days of the completion of the record for the public hearing held under s. 293.43, Stats., the department shall iss…

NR 131.115 Prospecting permit denial. (1) DENIAL. Within 60 days of the completion of the record for the public hearing held under s. 293.43, Stats., the department shall deny the prospecting permit if it finds any of the following: (a) The prospecting site is unsuitable for pros…

NR 131.116 Reclamation bond and other financial assurance securities. (1) (a) Upon notification that a prospecting permit has been issued by the department but prior to commencing prospecting, the operator shall file with the department a bond conditioned on faithful performance …

NR 131.117 Monitoring. (1) The operator shall monitor the prospecting site and adjacent areas in accordance with the monitoring plan approved as part of the prospecting permit. The department may require the operator to perform additional monitoring of environmental changes durin…

NR 131.118 Inspections. (1) Subject to applicable state and federal safety rules or regulations, any authorized officer, employee, or representative of the department may enter and inspect any property, premises or place on or at which any prospecting operation or facility is loc…

NR 131.119 Reporting and prospecting permit review. (1) ANNUAL REPORT. By January 31 of each year, an operator shall submit an annual report to the department summarizing the extent of prospecting, the extent of reclamation activities, and other activities conducted at the prospe…

NR 131.120 Prospecting permit and plan modification. (1) If the department after review of the prospecting permit, prospecting plan and reclamation plan determines that the permit or plans should be modified or the bond amount changed, it shall notify the permit holder of the nec…

NR 131.121 Certificate of completion of reclamation and reclamation bond release. (1) Upon completion of final reclamation in accordance with the approved reclamation plan for a portion of the prospecting site or the entire prospecting site the operator may provide notice to the …

NR 131.122 Enforcement. (1) The department may cancel a prospecting permit as provided in ss. 293.83 (3) and 293.85, Stats. (2) Any person who makes a statement, known to the person to be false or misleading in any material respect or causes, such a statement to be made in an app…

NR 132.101 Purpose.

NR 132.102 Applicability.

NR 132.103 Definitions.

NR 132.104 Environmental baseline data collection prior to preapplication notification.

NR 132.105 Preapplication notification and data collection.

NR 132.106 Mining project review fee.

NR 132.107 Application to mine.

NR 132.108 Mining plan.

NR 132.109 Reclamation plan.

NR 132.110 Location criteria and environmental standards.

NR 132.111 Minimum design and operation.

NR 132.112 Exemptions and variances. NR 132.113 NR 132.114 NR 132.115 NR 132.116 NR 132.117 NR 132.118 NR 132.119 NR 132.120 NR 132.121 NR 132.122 Note: Chapter NR 132 as it existed on August 31, 1982 was repealed and a new chapter NR 132 was created effective September 1, 1982. …

NR 132.113 Timeline for review of mining permit application. (1) Subject to subs. (4) and (5), within 180 days after an applicant submits an application for a mining permit, an environmental impact report, if required, and any applications for other approvals, licenses, or permit…

NR 132.114 Mining permit issuance. (1) Unless denied pursuant to s. NR 132.115 and except with respect to property specified in s. 41.41 (11), Stats., within 90 days of the completion of the record for the public hearing held under s. 293.43, Stats., the department shall issue th…

NR 132.115 Mining permit denial. (1) Within 90 days of the completion of the record for the public hearing held under s. 293.43, Stats., the department shall deny the mining permit if it finds any of the following: (a) That the site is unsuitable for surface mining, if the applic…

NR 132.116 Reclamation bond and other financial assurance securities. (1) (a) Upon notification that a mining permit has been issued by the department but prior to commencing mining, the operator shall file with the department a bond conditioned on faithful performance of all of …

NR 132.117 Monitoring. (1) An operator shall monitor the mining site and adjacent areas in accordance with the monitoring plan approved as part of the mining permit. The department may require the operator to perform additional monitoring of environmental changes during the cours…

NR 132.118 Inspections. (1) Subject to applicable state and federal safety rules or regulations, any authorized officer, employee, or representative of the department may enter and inspect any property, premises or place on or at which any mining operation or facility is located …

NR 132.119 Reporting and mining permit review. (1) RECLAMATION REPORTING. An operator shall submit all the following reports to the department documenting plans, progress, and evaluation of reclamation activities at the mining site. For each report, the operator shall provide the…

NR 132.120 Mining permit and plan modifications. (1) MODIFICATION OF MINING PERMIT AND ASSOCIATED PLANS. (a) Application. An operator, at any time, may apply for amendment or cancellation of a mining permit or for a change in the mining plan, reclamation plan, or monitoring plan …

NR 132.121 Temporary cessation of mining. (1) If there is a cessation of mining or reclamation expected to last 30 days or more that is not set forth in either the mining plan or the reclamation plan, the operator shall notify the department of the cessation within 48 hours of th…

NR 132.122 Certificate of completion of reclamation and reclamation bond release. (1) Upon completion of final reclamation in accordance with the approved reclamation plan for a portion of the mining site or the entire mining site the operator may provide notice to the department…