NR 132.105 Preapplication notification and data collection. NR 132.106 Mining project review fee. NR 132.107 Application to mine. 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 132.119 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. 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 NR 132 NoteNote: Chapter NR 132 as it existed on August 31, 1982 was repealed and a new chapter NR 132 was created effective September 1, 1982. Chapter NR 132 as it existed on December 31, 2021, was repealed and a new chapter NR 132 was created effective January 1, 2022.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 132.101 Purpose. 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 132.102(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 132.103 Definitions. In this chapter: NR 132.103(1)(1) “Applicant” means a person who has applied for a mining permit.