DIVISION 2. GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING 2001-2815›CHAPTER 9. Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975 2710-2796.5›ARTICLE 2. Definitions 2725-2736

§ 2732

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“Overburden” means soil, rock, or other materials that lie above a natural mineral deposit or in between mineral deposits, before or after their removal by surface mining operations.

(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1131.)

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