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The Arizona State Mine Inspector's Office, SERVING ARIZONA, SAVING LIVES, Committed to Safety. Protecting the Lives of Arizona Miners
The Reclamation Division's primary responsibility is the approval (or denial) of mined land reclamation plans submitted by all metalliferous & aggregate mining units and exploration operations with surface disturbances greater than five acres on private lands within the State of Arizona.
What is the history of the mine? The Department of Mines and Mineral Resources (ADMMR) must be contacted for a copy of the mine's history. The State Land Department arranges for the State Historical Preservation Office to assess the mine site.
The new Directory of Active Mines in Arizona: FY 2019, a joint product of the Arizona Mine Inspector’s Office and the Arizona Geological Survey, characterizes those active mines. INTERACTIVE Arizona Mines Map can be viewed as a web map here .
The Arizona State Mine Inspector is responsible for overseeing the safety and regulation of active and inactive mines in the state of Arizona in the United States. It is an independent, constitutionally-mandated office, elected to a four-year term.
Arizona plans and coordinates a Fall Mine Safety Conference annually; it provides the Arizona mining community, contractors, safety instructors and other mining industry members how to achieve safety and health and, reclamation goals even when budget and staffing resources are at their lowest.
14 sty 2021 · The directory is compiled from a much larger database from the Arizona State Mine Inspector’s Office. Staff and budget restrictions prevent the Arizona Geological Survey from visiting the operations listed.
