Illinois Code § 3.12
Illinois Code § 3.12. Reproduced from the official Illinois Compiled Statutes, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 3.12.
Nearby Mines. Surface mining shall not be permitted within five hundred feet from active and abandoned underground mines except as provided in this Section. The Department may permit an operator to mine near, through or partially through an abandoned underground mine or closer than five hundred feet to an active underground mine if (1) the nature, timing, and sequencing of the approximate coincidence of specific surface mine activities with specific underground mine activities are jointly approved in accordance with law under laws concerned with surface mine regulation and the health and safety of underground miners, and (2) such operations will result in improved resource recovery, abatement of water pollution, or elimination of hazards to the health and safety of the public. (Source: P.A. 81-1015.)
Source: official Illinois text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Illinois Compiled Statutes § 3.12
- Jurisdiction: Illinois
- Code: Illinois Compiled Statutes
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