---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 75.1319"
title: "30"
number: "75.1319"
heading: "Weight of explosives permitted in boreholes in bituminous and lignite mines."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/75.1319"
---

# §75.1319. Weight of explosives permitted in boreholes in bituminous and lignite mines.

- (a) The total weight of explosives loaded in any borehole in bituminous and lignite mines shall not exceed 3 pounds except when blasting solid rock in its natural deposit.
- (b) The total weight of explosives loaded in a borehole less than 6 feet deep in bituminous and lignite mines shall be reduced by 1/2 pound for each foot of borehole less than 6 feet.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 53 FR 46786, Nov. 18, 1988, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 811, 813(h), 957.

### Source

Source: 35 FR 17890, Nov. 20, 1970, unless otherwise noted.