Mont. Code Ann. § 82-4-121

Permit required

No person may commence preparatory work until the operator shall have first obtained from the department a mine-site location permit for a new strip mine or a new underground mine or a permit under part 2 of this chapter, if the application for such permit includes an appropriate long-range mining plan acceptable to the department.

History:
En. 50-1606 by Sec. 6, Ch. 280, L. 1974
Amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 441, L. 1975
R.C.M. 1947, 50-1606.