Missouri Mining Commission

Commission Responsibilities

The Missouri Mining Commission is responsible for issuing mining permits and oversees Missouri’s Abandoned Mine Land program. The commission establishes rules and regulations for mining activities and oversees investigations and inspections necessary to ensure compliance. The commission conducts hearings and when necessary may revoke a permit, order a forfeiture of bonds or cease operations at a facility for failure to comply.

The eight-member commission includes four statutory and four public members. The statutory members include the state geologist, staff director of the Land Reclamation Program, director of the Missouri Department of Conservation and staff director of the Clean Water Commission. The four public members must have an interest in and knowledge of conservation and land reclamation, and one must have training and experience in surface mining. Only one member of the commission may have a direct link with the mining industry. With Senate approval, the governor appoints four public members. All members serve a four-year term and continue until their successors are appointed.

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