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request a determination. Any prospective operator contemplating the establishment of a mining operation must request the department to determine whether or not the lands included in the proposed mining operation constitute special, exceptional, critical, or unique lands by submitting a notice of intent to operate to the department.
Source: 17 SDR 86, effective December 25, 1990.