# Environment (GEN)

## Title 15. Mines and Mining

### Subtitle 6. Deep Mine Control

#### Section 15-616

(a) Within 30 days after an operation is abandoned or completed, the operator shall file with the Department a completion report on a form prescribed and furnished by the Secretary.

(b) The operator shall attach to the completion report:

  (1) A map of the operation certified by a surveyor or engineer that shows the boundary lines of the tract and the access to the operation from the nearest public highway;

  (2) The area of land affected by the deep mining operation; and

  (3) Details of the completed reclamation work.

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Md. Code Ann., Envir. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)