---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 77.214"
title: "30"
number: "77.214"
heading: "Refuse piles; general."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/77.214"
---

# §77.214. Refuse piles; general.

- (a) Refuse piles constructed on or after July 1, 1971, shall be located in areas which are a safe distance from all underground mine airshafts, preparation plants, tipples, or other surface installations and such piles shall not be located over abandoned openings or steamlines.
- (b) Where new refuse piles are constructed over exposed coal beds the exposed coal shall be covered with clay or other inert material as the piles are constructed.
- (c) A fireproof barrier of clay or inert material shall be constructed between old and new refuse piles.
- (d) Roadways to refuse piles shall be fenced or otherwise guarded to restrict the entrance of unauthorized persons.

## Notes

### Amendments

[36 FR 9364, May 22, 1971, as amended at 36 FR 13143, July 15, 1971]

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 811.

### Source

Source: 36 FR 9364, May 22, 1971, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[36 FR 9364, May 22, 1971, as amended at 36 FR 13143, July 15, 1971]