Abandoned Mine Site Declaration — Smoke Creek Mine
Declares land surrounding the former Smoke Creek mine site as an abandoned mine site.
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Notice Text
I, chris shaw, the director general of the department of mines, petroleum and exploration, pursuant to the powers conferred on me by section 9(1) of the mining rehabilitation fund act 2012, declare the following land to be an abandoned mine site for the purposes of the mining rehabilitation fund act 2012— land surrounding and including the former smoke creek mine site and exploration areas. being the land shown hatched in black set out in the schedule.
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