Title 30 — Title 30 — Mines And Minerals

Abandoned workings; posting at entrances; sealing or ventilation. (a) The entrances to abandoned workings shall be posted to warn unauthorized persons against entering the territory. (b) Abandoned workings shall be sealed or ventilated in accordance with rules adopted by the insp…

Abandoned workings; precautions required when working place approaches. Whenever any working place approaches within two hundred (200) feet of abandoned workings that cannot be inspected, boreholes shall be kept as required by rule of the inspector. The rules shall include spacin…

Surface outlets; rules specifying surface opening and escapeway requirements. (a) Every underground mine shall have at least two (2) separate clearly marked outlets to the surface. The two (2) outlets to the surface need not belong to the same mine if persons can travel to and fr…

Aerial trams, belts and conveyors. Aerial trams, belts, conveyors or other transporting equipment shall be adequate for the purpose used and shall be installed and maintained in good workmanlike manner in accordance with recognized good, safe engineering practice and with rules a…

Bins and chutes. (a) All bins shall be designed and constructed to hold and maintain the load required. (b) Chutes for discharging bins shall be of approved design, and arranged to be conveniently and safely operated, with a uniform flow to lessen arching of stored material. (c) …

inspections. Boilers and compressed air receivers; (a) All boilers used for generating steam shall be kept in good order. The owner or operator shall have them inspected and approved in accordance with rules adopted by the inspector. (b) All compressed air receivers shall be buil…

required. Machinery; standard safety methods and devices (a) All machinery shall be guarded by standard approved methods and devices which shall adequately provide protection against accidents and prevent all access to the danger zones during operation. (b) All persons shall avai…

Cutter chains; enumeration of equipment to be guarded; control of dust when drilling; repairing or oiling moving machinery prohibited. (a) The cutter chains of mining machines shall be locked securely by mechanical means to prevent accidental movement while being trammed or when …

exception. Use of internal combustion engines prohibited; (a) The use of equipment underground powered by internal combustion engines is prohibited except for those engines conforming to standards accepted by the MSHA for underground internal combustion engines. Equipment with en…

Locomotives generally. (a) Locomotives shall be equipped with proper devices for rerailing of locomotives and cars. (b) An audible warning device and headlights shall be provided on each locomotive, shuttle car and any other self-propelled mobile equipment used underground. (c) W…

Man-trips operated by locomotives; belt lines; illumination of stations. (a) Man-trips operated by locomotives shall be pulled at safe speed consistent with the condition of roads and type of equipment used, and shall be so controlled that they can be stopped within the limits of…

Standards and use of hoisting equipment established by rule. (a) The inspector shall establish by rule requirements for the operation of hoisting equipment. The rules shall include permissible materials, manning and training requirements, load limitations, guard requirements for …

Cages; standards and use established by rule. (a) Cages used for hoisting persons shall be of substantial construction with: (i) Adequate steel bonnets; (ii) Enclosed sides; (iii) Gates, safety chains or bars across the ends of the cage when persons are being hoisted or lowered; …

Telephone service or communication facilities; location; insulation; protection; additional standards by rule. (a) Telephone service or equivalent communication facilities installed to reduce the possibility of interruption of service shall be provided in underground mines at the…

regulations. Fire-fighting equipment; fire prevention (a) Each mine shall be provided with suitable fire-fighting equipment, adequate for the size of the mine, such as supplies of rock dust at doors and at other strategic places, water lines and hose, water chemical trucks and fi…

prohibited. Fire danger to be minimized; when open flame (a) All structures or installations either underground or above ground shall be constructed to minimize the danger of fire. (b) No material shall be stored underground or above ground that creates or constitutes a fire haza…

Use of arc, spark or open flame prohibited; exceptions; search for flame-producing devices; welding and cutting operations; nonpermissible electric lamps prohibited. (a) All persons in underground workings of a mine are prohibited from intentionally creating any arc, spark or ope…

First-aid equipment and training standards established by rule. (a) Repealed by Laws 1995, ch. 31, § 2. (b) Repealed by Laws 1995, ch. 31, § 2. (c) Repealed by Laws 1995, ch. 31, § 2. (d) Repealed by Laws 1995, ch. 31, § 2. (e) The inspector shall establish by rule standards for …

Electric installations and equipment. (a) The inspector shall adopt rules for electrical installation and equipment safety requirements for mines. rules shall establish: The (i) Placement and other safety requirements for high potential power lines; (ii) Placement, housing, cooli…

Repealed by Laws 1995, ch. 31, § 2.

Repealed by Laws 1995, ch. 31, § 2.

Repealed by Laws 1995, ch. 31, § 2.

Repealed by Laws 1995, ch. 31, § 2.

Repealed by Laws 1995, ch. 31, § 2.

Repealed by Laws 1995, ch. 31, § 2.

Repealed by Laws 1995, ch. 31, § 2.

Repealed by Laws 1995, ch. 31, § 2.

Repealed by Laws 1995, ch. 31, § 2.

Repealed by Laws 1995, ch. 31, § 2.

Ventilation regulations generally; quantity of air required; record of measurements. (a) The operator shall provide and maintain, at all times, for all persons in every working place, a good and sufficient amount of ventilation circulating an adequate quantity of fresh air suffic…

Repealed by Laws 1995, ch. 31, § 2.

Booster fans prohibited; exceptions; safeguards required when used. (a) Booster fans are prohibited unless the inspector determines their installation is necessary for the safe operation and proper ventilation of the mine and gives permission in writing to install them. In mines …

Repealed by Laws 1995, ch. 31, § 2.

Repealed by Laws 1995, ch. 31, § 2.

Repealed by Laws 1995, ch. 31, § 2.

Repealed by Laws 1995, ch. 31, § 2.

Repealed by Laws 1995, ch. 31, § 2.

rule. Prevention of dust; standards established by (a) Repealed by Laws 1995, ch. 31, § 2. (b) Repealed by Laws 1995, ch. 31, § 2. (c) Repealed by Laws 1995, ch. 31, § 2. (d) Repealed by Laws 1995, ch. 31, § 2. (e) Repealed by Laws 1995, ch. 31, § 2. (f) Repealed by Laws 1995, ch…

Repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 42, § 2.

Repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 42, § 2.

Title. This act may be cited as the "Interstate Mining Compact".

Interstate Mining Compact. The Interstate Mining Compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows: Article I Findings and Purposes (a) The party states find that: (i) Mining and the contr…

Membership. (a) Subject to W.S. 30-4-106, the state of Wyoming hereby joins the Interstate Mining Compact commission to further the findings and purposes embodied in the compact. The state through the office of the governor is authorized to join and participate in the Interstate …

Applicability. (a) No provisions of the Interstate Mining Compact, nor any policies of the Interstate Mining Compact commission, shall be construed to limit, repeal or supersede any law of the state of Wyoming. (b) The governor and the legislature, or agents of either, shall have…

Expenses. The department of environmental quality may pay annually out of funds collected from mining permit fees, or from funds granted to the state by the federal office of surface mining reclamation and enforcement, the annual membership dues payable to the Interstate Mining C…

General power of governor; withdrawal. (a) Within the limitations of this section, the governor shall be entitled to exercise all the power of his office necessary in his judgment to maintain the state in good standing as a member of the Interstate Mining Compact commission and t…

Definitions. (a) As used in this act unless the context otherwise requires: (i) The term "waste" means and includes: (A) Physical waste, as that term is generally understood in the oil and gas industry; (B) The inefficient, excessive or improper use, or the unnecessary dissipatio…

Waste prohibited; power of commission to allocate allowable production. (a) The waste of oil and gas or either of them in the state of Wyoming as in this act defined is hereby prohibited. (b) Whenever in order to prevent waste the commission limits the total amount of oil and gas…

Oil and gas conservation commission; composition; expenses; hearings; director of oil and gas conservation; legal advisors. (a) The governor, director of the office of state lands and investments, the state geologist and two (2) additional members from the public at large who sha…

Oil and gas conservation commission; powers and duties; investigations; rules and regulations. (a) The Wyoming oil and gas conservation commission, herein called "the commission," has jurisdiction and authority over all persons and property, public and private, necessary to effec…