ELR Citation: ELR 21283
No(s). 86-7402 (11th Cir. Aug 6, 1987)

The court rules that the exemption from reclamation fees under Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) §701(28)(A) for coal extracted incidentally to the mining of other minerals must be calculated independently for each separate mining site. Defendant mine operators sought to aggregate ...