30 CFR 57.22602

§ 57.22602 Blasting from the surface (I-C mines).

United States · 30 CFR — Mineral Resources · Status: effective

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Citation: 30 CFR 57.22602, § 57.22602 Blasting from the surface (I-C mines), United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/133286
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(a) All blasting shall be initiated from the surface after all persons are out of the mine and any connecting mines. (b) Persons shall not enter the mine until a competent person has examined the blast sites and methane concentrations are less than 0.5 percent.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.