Coal mine permits: the importance of timing

Journal Article · Thu Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1976 · Min. Congr. J.; (United States)

OSTI ID:7333231

Jones, J R

Permits of various kinds are required from federal, state, county, and/or municipal agencies. Many laws include specific time schedules, both to the applicant, specifying his lead-time, and to the agency, specifying its time for action. There is no uniform standard for permits applicable country-wide. There is not even uniformity within an individual state, because of the varying conditions that are site specific to each mine. The length of lead time required for the various federal, state, county, and even the municipal permits has significantly increased over past experiences. The new EMARS coal leasing policy of the Department of the Interior extends the planning time before issuances of federal coal leases with the greatest impact on development of western coals. Specific amount of lead time required for a mine must be evaluated for each situation (there is no general ''rule of thumb''). The risk of the operator of starting construction of projects before all of the permits are obtained is significantly greater. Determination of all of the permits required for the mining operation should be a mandatory first step in the planning process. A critical path timing schedule should be developed in conjunction with regulatory agencies at the time of initiation of a mining project.

• OSTI ID: 7333231
• Journal Information: Min. Congr. J.; (United States), Journal Name: Min. Congr. J.; (United States) Vol. 62:7; ISSN MCJOA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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