Any operator engaging in mining and disturbing less than one acre of land and removing less than 500 tons of minerals at any particular site, is exempt from all mining permit fees and renewal fees and bond requirements of this chapter; provided, however, each person intending to engage in such restricted mining shall submit an application for a permit, a sketch of the mining site and an operations plan, which shall be adhered to in accordance with §§ 45.1-181 and 45.1-181 . The Director shall approve the application if he determines that the issuance of the permit shall not violate the provisions of this chapter. 1977, c. 312.
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