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   Timeline for review of mining permit application.
NR 132.114   Mining permit issuance.
NR 132.115   Mining permit denial.
NR 132.116   Reclamation bond and other financial assurance securities.
NR 132.117   Monitoring.
NR 132.118   Inspections.
NR 132.119   Reporting and mining permit review.
NR 132.120   Mining permit and plan modifications.
NR 132.121   Temporary cessation of mining.
NR 132.122   Certificate of completion of reclamation and reclamation bond release.
NR 132.123   Enforcement.
Ch. NR 132 NoteNote: Chapter NR 132 as it existed on August 31, 1982 was repealed and a new chapter NR 132 was created effective September 1, 1982. Chapter NR 132 as it existed on December 31, 2021, was repealed and a new chapter NR 132 was created effective January 1, 2022.
NR 132.101NR 132.101Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to implement ch. 293, Stats., by establishing procedures and standards for the comprehensive regulation of nonferrous metallic mineral mining in this state and facilitating a coordinated procedure by which department permits, licenses, and approvals may be applied for, hearings may be held, and determinations may be made by the department in an integrated manner.
NR 132.101 HistoryHistory: CR 20-043: cr. Register December 2021 No. 792, eff. 1-1-22; correction made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register December 2021 No. 792.
NR 132.102NR 132.102Applicability.
NR 132.102(1)(1)The provisions of this chapter are applicable to all nonferrous metallic mineral mining, including the storage, handling, processing, transportation, and disposal of all materials resulting from a mining operation except to the extent that mining wastes are regulated under ch. NR 182.
NR 132.102(2)(2)If a standard under any state or federal statute, rule, or regulation other than this chapter specifically regulates in whole an activity or facility on a mining site regulated under this chapter the other state or federal statute, rule, or regulation shall be the controlling standard. If the other state or federal statute, rule, or regulation only specifically regulates the activity or facility in part, the other statute, rule, or regulation shall only be controlling as to that part.
NR 132.102 HistoryHistory: CR 20-043: cr. Register December 2021 No. 792, eff. 1-1-22.
NR 132.103NR 132.103Definitions. In this chapter:
NR 132.103(1)(1)“Applicant” means a person who has applied for a mining permit.