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Summary of Rulemaking Petitions

Summary of New Mexico Mining Commission Actions: Rule Changes and Review of Director’s Orders

Petition Date Received Petitioner Meeting/Hearing Date Subject Disposition
17-01 9-27-17 MMD 2/23/18 Rule for Rulemaking pursuant to State Rules Act in Laws of 2017, Chapter 137 Final Order
on 3-8-18
15-02 10-27-15 New Mexico Mining Association 12-11-15
4-20-16
Increase size of some minimal impact mines from 10 to 40 acres Final Order
on 4-28-16
15-01 1-12-15 MMD 3-2-15
6/22/15
Financial assurance release Final Order
on 6-29-15
13-02 8-14-13 MMD 10-2-13 Remove sunset provision Final Order
on 11-15-13
13-01 3-25-13 Mineris Vitae, LLC 8-26, 27 and9-17-13 Revision of Minimal Impact mine 10-acre limit for humate mines Final Order
on 2-12-14
11-01 10-12-11 MMD 11-01-11
1-12-12
Revision of Regulations: Fees Final Order
on 1-19-12
08-02 11-14-08 MMD 02-17-09
03-23-09
Revision of Regulations: Fees, Minimal Impact Operations, Exploration, Financial Assurance, Requirements Partial Order
on 02-24-09
08-01 05-15-08 Louis Osmer No hearing Director’s Order: Termination of Permit Director’s Order
on 07-10-08
05-01 09-14-05 MMD 11-16-05 Revision of Regulations: Fees Final Order
on 11-16-05
03-02 12-08-03 Sierra Club 01-14-04 Revision of Regulations: Financial Assurance Minutes indicate Hearing for petition denied
on 01-14-04
03-01 RM 06-18-03 MMD 09-18,19-03 &11-17-03 Revision of Regulations: Financial Assurance Final Order Part 1 and
Final Order Part 2
on 12-02-03
02-05 RM 11-27-02
Amended 12-30-02
MMD 03-25-03 Revision of Regulations: Fees Final Order
on 04-15-03
02-04 11-01-02 Cobre Mining Co. 12-13,14-02 Review of Director’s Order: Notice of Violation, Close-out Plan Deadline Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law & Final Order
on 01-29-03
02-03 11-01-02 Phelps Dodge Tyrone, Inc 12-13,14-02 Review of Director’s Order: Notice of Violation, Close-out Plan Deadline Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law & Final Order
on 01-29-03
02-02 11-01-02 Chino Mines Company 12-13,14-02 Review of Director’s Order: Notice of Violation, Close-out Plan Deadline Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law & Final Order on 01-29-03
02-01 06-03-02 MMD & others 06-17-02
08-28-02
09-13-02
Revision of Regulations: Close-out Plan Extension until 10-01-07 Order 09-30-02
01-04 09-21-01 NMED, MMD, & others 10-03-01
12-14-01
Revision of Regulations: Close-out Plan Extension until 07-01-02 Statement of Reasons
on 12-21-01
01-03 08-06-01 New Mexico Dept. of Game & Fish 10-03-01
12-14-01
Revision of Regulations: Fees Minutes indicate Petition approved on 12-14-01
01-02 02-27-01 Gila Resources Information Project (GRIP) 02-27-01
05-10-01
Review of Director’s Action: Little Rock Mine, Permit Reclamation Schedule and Financial Assurance Joint Stipulation (MMD, GRIP & Phelps Dodge)
on 05-08-01
Consent Order
on 05-10-01
01-01 02-02-01 MMD 02-27-01
05-10-01
Revision of Regulations: Fees Final Order
on 05-10-01
00-03 10-18-00 Challenge Mining Company 11-28-00 Review of Director’s Order: Challenge Mine, Notice of Violation and Failure to Pay Fees Findings of Fact, Conclusions & Final Order on 12-11-00
00-02 04-27-00 MMD 05-10-00
08-02-00
10-05-00
Revision of Regulations: Miscellaneous Cleanup Final Order & Statement of Reasons on 10-05-00
00-01 02-21-00 Agronics, Inc. 02-23-00
03-23-00
04-12-00
Review of Director’s Order: Clodbuster Mine, Notice of Violation, Failure to Obtain Permit or Close-out Plan and Cessation Order Interim Order
on 03-07-00
Order on 04-12-00
Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law & Final Order on 04-12-00
99-09 12-14-99 Agronics, Inc. 12-15-99
02-23-00
03-23-00
08-02-00
Review of Director’s Decision: Clodbuster Mine, Permit Extension and Variance Application Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law & Final Order on 03-23-00
Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law & Final Order on 08-07-00
99-08 12-03-99 MMD & others 12-15-99
02-23-00
05-10-00
Revision of Regulations: Fees on Substantially Reclaimed Lands Final Order & Statement of Reasons on 05-10-00
99-07 11-01-99 Agronics, Inc. 12-15-99
01-12-00
Review of Director’s Order: Clodbuster Mine, Permit File Confidential Information Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law & Final Order on 01-12-00
99-06 08-02-99 Challenge Mining Company 08-25-99
12-15-99
01-12-00
Review of Director’s Order: Challenge Mine, Notice of Violation, Cessation Order and Penalty Assessment Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law & Final Order on 01-12-00
99-05 07-06-99 Quivira Mining 08-25-99
12-15-99
Review of Director’s Order: Ambrosia Lake Uranium Mines, Prior Reclamation Determination Request to Withdraw Appeal on 12-02-99
99-04 06-03-99 MMD & others 08-25-99 Revision of Regulations: Close-out Plan Extension Order on 08-25-99
99-03 04-19-99 Agronics, Inc. 06-14-99
08-25-99
12-15-99
08-02-00
Review of Director’s Order: Clodbuster Mine, Notice of Violation and Penalty Assessment Interim Order
on 10-19-99
Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law & Final Order on 08-07-00
99-02 3-25-99
Revised
05-28-99
New Mexico Dept. of Game & Fish 04-07-99
06-14-99
Revision of Rules: Fees Minutes indicate Petition approved 06-14-99
99-01 RM 03-24-99 MMD & New Mexico Mining Association 04-07-99
06-14-99
Revision of Rules: Fees Minutes indicate Petition approved 06-14-99
98-04 09-03-98 MMD 10-08-98
12-16-98
04-07-99
06-14-99
Adjudicatory Procedures for Appeals before the Commission (Subpart 14) Minutes indicate Petition approved 06-14-99
98-02
98-03
05-04-98 Jemez Homeowner’s Alliance & Rio Grande Chapter of the Sierra Club 05-20-98
06-22-98
04-07-99
Review of Director’s Order: El Cajete, Permit Revision and New Unit of Existing Mine versus New Mine Final Order on 09-15-98
98-01 02-27-98 Coalition to Save Kneeling Nun Mountain & Local 890 of the United Steelworkers of America 05-20-98
06-22-98
05-10-01
Review of Director’s Order: Chino Mine and Mill, Issuance of a Permit Order on 03-27-98
Pre-hearing Conference Order on 04-10-98
Order on 06-27-00
97-07 12-01-97 Vecinos Del Rio 01-14-98 Review of Director’s Order: Black Mesa Mine, Permitting a Basalt Rip-rap Mine Final Order on 02-18-98
97-06 08-28-97 Jack Sills No hearing Review of Director’s Order: Farmer’s Backbreaker Mine, Permitting a New Mining Operation Voluntary Dismissal of Petition on 10-02-97
97-05 04-04-97 MMD 04-16-97
07-01-97
Revision of Regulations: Public Participation and Inspection, Enforcement and Penalties Minutes indicate Petition approved 07-01-97
97-04 04-04-97 MMD 04-16-97
07-01-97
Revision of Regulations: Minimal Impact and New Mining Operations Minutes indicate Motion for Continuance approved
07-01-97
97-03 RM 01-24-97 MMD 02-04-97
04-16-97
Revision of Regulations: Fees Minutes indicate Petition approved 04-16-97
97-02 01-22-97 Agronics, Inc. 02-04-97
03-04-97
04-16-97
Review of Director’s Order: Clodbuster Mine, Notice of Violation and Penalty Assessment Findings, Conclusions & Order on 04-16-97
97-01 01-06-97 San Pedro Neighborhood Association 02-04-97
04-16-97
07-01-97
01-14-98
Review of Director’s Order: San Pedro Mine, Permit Findings & Conclusions & Order on 07-01-97
Order on 07-25-97
Order on 02-18-98
96-07 12-19-96 Agronics, Inc. 02-04-97 Review of Director’s Order: Clodbuster Mine, Failure to Pay Annual Fees Findings & Conclusions and Order on 03-04-97
RM-5 10-23-96
Revised 02-07-97
New Mexico Dept. of Game & Fish 11-12-96
02-04-97
04-16-97
Amendment of Rules: Fees Minutes indicate petition approved on 04-16-97
96-06 10-07-96 United Nuclear Corp. (UNC) No hearing 2nd Review of Notice of Violation: St. Anthony Mine
96-05 10-07-96 United Nuclear Corp. (UNC) No hearing 2nd Review of Notice of Violation: Section 27 Mine
96-04 10-07-96 United Nuclear Corp. (UNC) No hearing 2nd Review of Notice of Violation: Church Rock Mine
RM-4 08-96
Amended 09-13-96
MMD 08-20-96
11-12-96
Amendment of Rules: General Permits Statement of Reasons for Amendment of Regulations on 11-20-96
96-03 03-14-96 Agronics Mining Co. No hearing Notice of Appeal: Clodbuster Mine, Failure to Pay Annual Fees Petitioner withdrawal of appeal on 03-22-96
96-02 01-31-96 Quivira Mining Co. No hearing Review of Director’s Order: Ambrosia Lake Uranium Mines, Operation and Reclamation being Subject to the Mining Act Rules Withdrawal & Dismissal of Petition on 06-24-96
96-01 01-31-96 Quivira Mining Co. No hearing Review of Director’s Order: Ambrosia Lake Uranium Mines, Need to Permit Withdrawal & Dismissal of Petition on 06-24-96
95-05 12-14-95 Copar Pumice Co., Inc. 02-27-96
04-03-96
04-24-96
01-14-98
Review of Director’s Order: South Pit Mine, Permitting a Minimal Impact Mine Decision & Order
on 05-16-96
Final Order on 02-16-98
95-04 11-29-95 United Nuclear Corp. (UNC) No hearing
07-01-97
Review of Director’s Order: Anne Lee, Sandstone and John Bill Mines, prior Reclamation Determination Order on 04-29-97
Petitioner requests not to dismiss and not to set hearing on 05-29-97
95-03 09-08-95 United Nuclear Corp. (UNC) 10-27-95
04-03-96
04-24-96
07-16-96
Review of Director’s Order: St. Anthony Mine, Notice of Violation and Penalty Assessment Decision & Order
on 07-16-96
95-02 09-08-95 United Nuclear Corp. (UNC) 10-27-95
04-03-96
04-24-96
07-16-96
Review of Director’s Order: Section 27 Mine, Notice of Violation and Penalty Assessment Decision & Order
on 07-16-96
95-01 09-08-95 United Nuclear Corp. (UNC) 10-27-95
04-03-96
04-24-96
07-16-96
Review of Director’s Order: Church Rock Mine, Notice of Violation and Penalty Assessment Decision & Order
on 07-16-96
94-01 12-21-94 General Pumice Corp. 06-16-95
08-04-95
07-01-97
Review of Director’s Order: Cullum Claims and Rocky Mountain Mines Order on 04-29-97
RM-3 12-94 MMD & New Mexico Mining Association 06-16-95
08-04-95
10-27-95
11-29-95
Amendment of Rules: Definitions and Reformatting Statement of Reasons for Amendment of Regulations on 11-29-95
RM-2 08-94 MMD 09-30-94
10-25-94
06-16-95
10-27-95
11-29-95
Amendment of Rules: Fees Statement of Reasons for Amendment of Regulations on 12-01-95
RM-1 11-23-93 MMD 12-13-93
02-24-94
05-05-94
06-13-94
07-11-94
Adoption of the Mining Act Rules Statement of Reasons for Adopting Regulations
on 07-11-94

 

RM = Rulemaking Petition